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Differences in participant motivation based on category of body mass index and gender
Applied psychology readings : selected papers from Singapore conference on applied psychology 2016, pp.125-135
Singapore Conference on Applied Psychology (SCAP 2016) Towards Education Cohesiveness - A Psychological Perspective (Singapore, 14/06/2016 - 15/06/2016)
2016
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Abstract
Motivation is defined as “the directions and intensity of one’s effort” and is a significant factor in the selection of exercise and sport. Participant motivation evaluates those factors that enhance or inhibit motivation to participate and is represented by factors as health orientation, weight concern/weight loss and personal goal achievement. The research aim was to evaluate the differences in nine participant motivation factors based on health risk categories of body mass index (BMI) using four BMI categories of underweight, normal, overweight and obese and related to athlete gender. The nine participant motivation factors utilized in the study were health orientation, weight concern, personal goal achievement, competition, recognition, affiliation, psychological coping, life meaning and self-esteem. Male and female athletes competing at the 2009 World Masters Games, Sydney, Australia volunteered for the research (male; n = 3687; mean age = 53.72; SD = 10.05 and female; n = 3488; mean age = 49.39; SD = 9.15). Athletes completed an online survey using the Limesurveytm interactive survey system where they responded to a 56 item sport psychological instrument, the Motivations of Marathoners Scale. Results for male athletes significant differences (p < .001) were identified for BMI category with health orientation, weight concern, personal goal achievement, competition, affiliation, life meaning and self-esteem, although eta2 values were small (η 2 values .002–.020). For female athletes significant differences (p < .001) were identified for BMI category with health orientation, weight concern, personal goal achievement, competition, affiliation and self-esteem, although eta2 values were small (η 2 values .001–.017). No significant differences occurred for recognition, life meaning or psychological coping.
Details
- Title
- Differences in participant motivation based on category of body mass index and gender
- Creators
- I T Heazlewood - Charles Darwin University, AustraliaJ Walsh - Charles Darwin University, AustraliaMichael Climstein - University of SydneyK Adams - California State University, USAT Sevene - California State University, USAMark DeBeliso - Southern Utah University, USA
- Contributors
- Man-Tak Leung (Editor of compilation)Lee-Ming Tan (Editor of compilation)
- Publication Details
- Applied psychology readings : selected papers from Singapore conference on applied psychology 2016, pp.125-135
- Conference
- Singapore Conference on Applied Psychology (SCAP 2016) Towards Education Cohesiveness - A Psychological Perspective (Singapore, 14/06/2016 - 15/06/2016)
- Publisher
- Springer; Singapore
- Identifiers
- 3801; 991012821041002368
- Copyright
- © 2016 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- Academic Unit
- Human Sciences; School of Health and Human Sciences; Faculty of Health
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding