Spor ve Rekreasyon Araştırmaları Dergisi

Yazarlar: Ali Osman ŞALLI

Konular:Spor Bilimleri

Anahtar Kelimeler:Motivation,Life satisfaction,Recreation,Road-running

Özet: Aim: The study aims to examine the motivational factors that affect the individuals participating in the road races and their relationship with life satisfaction. Method: The universe of the research consists of 1945 registered athletes participating in the Istanbul Fun Run Bebek Stage. The sample of the study was 345 recreational runners selected by voluntary sampling method. In the study, Diener et al. "Life Satisfaction Scale" developed by (1985) and adapted to Turkish by Dağlı and Baysal (2016) and “Marathon Motivation Factors Scale” developed by Çalışkan (2018). The alpha internal consistency coefficient for the Life Satisfaction Scale was 8,8 and the KMO value was ,97; and the internal consistency coefficient for the Marathon Motivation Scale ,82 and the KMO value was ,75. All scales were evaluated based on 5-point Likert-type answers. Findings: In line with the data obtained from the study, the first output of the study was found that all sub-dimensions of motivation had a positive and significant effect on life satisfaction. The results of this study coincide with existing literature. Regression Analysis Results that Determine the Effects of Motivation on Life Satisfaction are examined, it is the second outcome of the study to have positive and significant effects on self-esteem, recognition, personal success and life satisfaction of competition with others. This relationship is similar to other studies in the literature. Conclusion: As a result, there is a positive and significant relationship between motivational factors and life satisfaction of recreational runners participating in road running events. Also, positive and significant effects of self-esteem, recognition, personal success and competition with others on life satisfaction were obtained. Keywords: motivation, life satisfaction, recreation, road-running 

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