Abstract:

This study was conducted in order to identify the impact of the digital play motivation on the motivation to participate in regular physical exercises of students of 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th classes studying in primary school. The study included 182 women, 153 men, and 335 students, who studied in high schools. The study used the Digital Game Motivation Scale (DOOMÖ) consisting of 19 articles and the Physical Activity Participation Motivation Scale (FAKMÖ) consisting of 16. The analysis of data has taken advantage of the arithmetic average (x), standard deviation (ss), percentage, frenkans, Pearson Moment Correlation test, t test and one-way variance analysis (ANOVA), Post-Hoc test statistics (Tukey HSD). According to the findings obtained in the study, there is no significant difference between age variation and FAKMÖ and DOOMÖ (p > ,05). There is a significant difference between the total score of the DOOMÖ and gender and between the BCI and the FAKMÖ and the DOOMÖ (p < ,05). As a result, the increase in the time of digital gaming has resulted in the decrease in the motivation to participate in physical activity in high school students and the rise in the BMI.

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