The Role of Personality Types, Perception of Success and Regulation of Sports Behavior in Motivation of Sports Participation in Non-Athlete Female Students: a self-determination theory Approach

Document Type : Original research

Authors

1 M.A. Faculty of Sport Sciences, Alzahra University

2 Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Science, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Science, Alzahra University

Abstract
Identifying the factors affecting the motivation to participate in youth sports is very important. The student public Olympiad is held with the aim of increasing the motivation of non-athlete students to participate in sports. The purpose was to investigate the role of personality types, perception of success, and regulation of sports behavior in the motivation of non-athlete female students participating in the 2019 Public Olympiad at Alzahra University. Participants included 212 people (age range of 18-30 years) with less than 2 years of training experience in the same sport only and were randomly and purposefully selected. The sports participation motivation, perception of sports success, regulation of sports behavior, and personality type questionnaire were used. The results of the multiple linear regression test showed that the subscales of success perception (self-orientation, task orientation), sports behavior regulation (external regulation, internal motivation, lack of motivation), and B/A personality type can significantly motivate to participate in sports (significance level less than 0.05). The effect of the lack of motivation subscale was negative and other subscales were positive. The findings were in line with the prediction of the self-determination theory and emphasize that the motivation of non-athlete girls to participate in sports is influenced by personality and psychological components, which encourages sports coaches and psychologists to develop such variables in non-athletes.

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Sport Psychology Studies
Volume 11, Issue 41
December 2022
Pages 195-220

  • Receive Date 30 August 2021
  • Revise Date 01 January 2022
  • Accept Date 18 January 2022