مقايسه عوامل انگيزشي مشاركت منظم دانشجويان در فعاليت هاي بدني (به تفكيك جنسيت و خودكارآمدي)

Comparison of Studentsʹ Regular Participation Motivation Factors within Physical Activities (With Separate of Gender and Self-efficacy)

The purpose of current study was to comparison of studentsʹ regular participation motivation factors within physical activities with separate of gender and exercise self-efficacy. For this purpose, the participation motivation questionnaire (Gill et al, 1983) and ES scale (McAuley et al, 1993) were employed and randomly administered to 187 students (100 male and 87 female) who were majoring in fields other than physical education at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, and had organized physical activity participation for more than 6 months. The content validity of these instruments was confirmed by experts and the internal consistency of PMQ and ES scale proved to be 0.92 and 0.72 respectively in a pilot study. The data were analyzed by employing Kolmogrov-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Willis tests. The results revealed that there was a significant difference between some studentsʹ participation motivations like team orientated, fitness orientated, energy release, situational factors, skill development and fun with separate of high, moderate and low exercise self-efficacy (P<0.05). On the basis of results, continuing of sport participation in every situation and every level of skill are relations to regular participation motivation factors particularly internal motivation factors.