Abstract:

This research was conducted in order to examine the motivations of female athletes participating in physical education and sports college according to some variables, in order to create a contemporary society in a healthy, social and cultural environment. The research group formed 136 women athletes who study at Bartın University in School of Physical Education and Sports. In the study, "Sport Participation Motivation Scale" was used whis is developed by Gill et al. (1983), translated into Turkish by Çelebi (1991) and examined the validity and reliability of the 11-17 age group students by Oyar et al. (2001). The data which was obtained for the study was first transferred to the computer and then analyzed by using the SPSS 22 program packet. The margin of error in the study was taken as p <0.05. The Cronbach’s alpha value of the study was found as 0,73. As a result; a statistically significant difference was found between the monthly income variable and the achievement of the sport participation motivation sub-dimensions of the female athletes who participated in the research (p=0,03). It was observed that the level of success increased when the monthly income increased. At the same time, a statistically significant difference was also found between the age variable of the athletes achievement (p=0.00) and the team spirit (p=0,01) subscale. As the age increases, the level of achievement and team spirit increases proportionally. When looking at the sport category variable, there was a statistically significant difference between the competition sub-dimension (p=0.00). It was found that individual athletes have higher level of competition sub-dimension than team athletes.

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