Document Type : Original research study
Authors
1 Master's student, Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.
2 Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.
Abstract
Structural relationships of self-esteem dimensions with sports motivation of athletes
Abstract
The purpose of the present study is to determine the relationship between self-esteem and sport motivation of athletes. The current research was applied from the point of view of purpose and correlational in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of this research was the athletes who referred to the fitness clubs of Karaj in 2023, of which 110 people were selected as a statistical sample. In order to collect data, Cooper-Smith self-esteem questionnaire and sport motivation scale were used. Data analysis was done by SPSS-26 statistical software. The results showed that there is a strong and positive relationship between self-esteem and sports motivation of athletes (P<0.05). It was concluded that there is a relationship between the psychological dimensions of people and their physical dimension and this problem can be used to improve each of these dimensions by taking the help of the other dimension.
Keywords: athletes, self-esteem, sport motivation
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