Abstract:

The purpose of this the study was to examine the relationships between motivation levels and perceived transformational leadership of regular exercisers. Sample was consisted of 276 (131 male, 145 female) participants (Mage= 27.34 +- 10.07 years). Behavioral Regulations in Exercise Questionnaire-2 (BREQ-2) was used for determining motivation levels of participants while Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) was used for evaluating perceived transformational leadership of the participants. According to Spearman-Brown Correlation Analysis; transformational leadership was significantly and positively correlated with intrinsic regulation (intrinsic motivation), and introjected regulation. On the other hand, transformational leadership was negatively and significantly correlated with external regulation (extrinsic motivation) and amotivation (p<.05). In conclusion, in exercise field the more exercise leaders’ transformational leadership behavior rise, the more participants’ intrinsic regulation and introjected regulation levels rise, yet external regulation and amotivation levels fall.

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