Sport participation motivesof Kenyan female university athletes
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Date
2017
Authors
Rintaugu, E.G.
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the participation motives of female university
athletes at a university sport championship. It was hypothesized that the participation motives
would not differ significantly based on the athletes’ age, sport participation experience and year
of study. Data were collected through participation motivation questionnaire (PMQ) from 132
female athletes participating in university sport championship. Results indicated that the primary
motives for participation were to improve skills, physical fitness and team spirit. The motives did
not differ (p>0.05) based on age, sport participation experience and year of study. It is concluded
that female athletes participate in sports due to intrinsic reasons and therefore coaches and
administrators need to structure training bearing in mind the participants’ motives. Future studies
should be conducted from a developmental perspective to test the notion that socio-cultural
environments e.g., a coach’s gender, athletes’ sexual orientation, student athletes’residence and
as well as the influence of friends/family, could affect participation of female athletes in
university sport.
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Research paper
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Sport participation, motives, female athletes, university sport championship
Citation
African Journal for Physical Activity and Health Sciences (AJPHES) Volume 23(1:2), March 2017, pp. 215-225.