Abstract:

This systematic review aims to evaluate the current situation and the characteristics of sports motivation research in Turkey and to provide comprehensive information. Using the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, the databases of Dergi Park, TR index and the National Thesis Center were searched by the keywords “motivation* and sport*”, “participation in sports.” A total of 203 researches out of 1466 were evaluated. The analyses were carried out in Microsoft Excel software. The studies were categorized according their characteristics and the frequencies along with the percentages of these categories were evaluated. Study quality was assessed by The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. The most used motivational approaches were sport participation motivation, achievement motivation and Self-determination Theory approach. More Turkish studies compared to English ones and more articles compared to thesis were determined. 96.55% of the studies adopted the quantitative method, while the remaining few studies (3,45%) adopted the qualitative or mixed method. On the other hand, it was seen that qualitative and mixed method researches have increased as we approach today. In 70.94% of the studies, women and men participants constitute the sample groups together. In addition, sport motivation has been researched in relatively special groups such as disabled athletes, e-sports players and extreme athletes. Top three scientific journals in which sport motivation researches are published were Spormetre, Hacettepe Journal of Sport Sciences and International Journal of Human Sciences. The most used measurement tools were Sport Motivation Scale, Participation Motivation Questionnaire, Sport-Specific Achievement Motivation Scale and Task and Ego Orientation in Sports Questionnaire. Finally, there are some researches with incomplete information along with incorrect use of the measurement tools.

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