MOTIVATION IN ADAPTED SPORT
This study examines the motivation for practice of sport of people with disabilities that form part to a federated sport.The sample was composed of 134 athletes of both genders and different disabilities.The “Participation Motivation Inventory Questionnaire” by Gill, Gross and Huddleston was used. T...
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| author | Miguel Ángel Torralba Marcelo Braz Maria José Rubio |
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| description | This study examines the motivation for practice of sport of people with disabilities that form part to a federated sport.The sample was composed of 134 athletes of both genders and different disabilities.The “Participation Motivation Inventory Questionnaire” by Gill, Gross and Huddleston was used. The instrument was adapted to Paralympic sport and describes the main reasons that encourage the sports activity practice. The results haven´t found significant difference between men´s and women´s or between blind - visually impaired physical and motor disabilities. About the motivation of the practice of sport, worth highlighting the importance given to factors of fitness and health, like sport practice, improve the level, to compete, feel good and have fun, well above being popular, influenced by coaches or satisfy to parents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e21b11a58ae64844bc250cc156c2df452023-12-02T16:23:56ZengUCOPressPsychology, Society & Education2171-20851989-709X2014-05-01612740MOTIVATION IN ADAPTED SPORTMiguel Ángel Torralba0Marcelo Braz1Maria José Rubio2Universidad de BarcelonaUniversidad de BarcelonaUniversidad de BarcelonaThis study examines the motivation for practice of sport of people with disabilities that form part to a federated sport.The sample was composed of 134 athletes of both genders and different disabilities.The “Participation Motivation Inventory Questionnaire” by Gill, Gross and Huddleston was used. The instrument was adapted to Paralympic sport and describes the main reasons that encourage the sports activity practice. The results haven´t found significant difference between men´s and women´s or between blind - visually impaired physical and motor disabilities. About the motivation of the practice of sport, worth highlighting the importance given to factors of fitness and health, like sport practice, improve the level, to compete, feel good and have fun, well above being popular, influenced by coaches or satisfy to parents.http://www.psye.org/articulos/torralba.pdfadapted sportssports motivationaldisability |
| spellingShingle | Miguel Ángel Torralba Marcelo Braz Maria José Rubio MOTIVATION IN ADAPTED SPORT Psychology, Society & Education adapted sports sports motivational disability |
| title | MOTIVATION IN ADAPTED SPORT |
| title_full | MOTIVATION IN ADAPTED SPORT |
| title_fullStr | MOTIVATION IN ADAPTED SPORT |
| title_full_unstemmed | MOTIVATION IN ADAPTED SPORT |
| title_short | MOTIVATION IN ADAPTED SPORT |
| title_sort | motivation in adapted sport |
| topic | adapted sports sports motivational disability |
| url | http://www.psye.org/articulos/torralba.pdf |
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