Abstract:

The main purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between Para-Karate athletes' motivation to participate in sports and their quality of life and life satisfaction. For this purpose, 24 para-karate athletes (n=11 women-13 men) participating in the national team selections were included in the study. In this study, which was carried out in a relational screening model, 4 different forms were used to collect data. These are “Personal Information Form”, “Scale of Motivation to Participate in Sports for Persons with Disabilities”, “World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale” and “Satisfaction with Life Scale”. In the analysis process of these digitally collected data, Spearman Correlation Coefficient test and regression analysis were used as well as descriptive analyses of the SPSS (26. Version) package program. As a result of the data analysis, it has been determined that there is a relationship between the motivation of para-karate athletes to participate in sports and their life quality and life satisfaction levels. At the same time, it was concluded that intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation sub-dimensions were predictors of both life satisfaction and quality of life.