Motivations to run among university students
Running is one of the most popular physical activity (PA) amongst people in Singapore. However, despite the increase in PA participation rates in recent years in Singapore, there is a drop in PA at the stage of adolescence which coincides with the ages of university students. Therefore, the aim of t...
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| author | Koh, Zuo Hong |
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| description | Running is one of the most popular physical activity (PA) amongst people in Singapore. However, despite the increase in PA participation rates in recent years in Singapore, there is a drop in PA at the stage of adolescence which coincides with the ages of university students. Therefore, the aim of this research study is to understand the motivations to run among university students in Singapore. Ten runners (6 male and 4 female) who are current university students and have ran a half-marathon or marathon in their university candidature were interviewed. A semi-structured interview was conducted on a one-to-one basis to identify motivations to run. There were three significant motivations to run: to de-stress, for friends and to hit personal goals; and there were no major difference in motivations to run between genders. The findings of this study can aid university administrators or Sport Singapore to gain a better understanding of this specific segment in relation to the area of PA, which may aid their initiatives, by focusing on the segment’s motivations that keeps them running. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/789242020-09-27T20:20:14Z Motivations to run among university students Koh, Zuo Hong Tan Shern Meng Social sciences::Psychology::Motivation Running is one of the most popular physical activity (PA) amongst people in Singapore. However, despite the increase in PA participation rates in recent years in Singapore, there is a drop in PA at the stage of adolescence which coincides with the ages of university students. Therefore, the aim of this research study is to understand the motivations to run among university students in Singapore. Ten runners (6 male and 4 female) who are current university students and have ran a half-marathon or marathon in their university candidature were interviewed. A semi-structured interview was conducted on a one-to-one basis to identify motivations to run. There were three significant motivations to run: to de-stress, for friends and to hit personal goals; and there were no major difference in motivations to run between genders. The findings of this study can aid university administrators or Sport Singapore to gain a better understanding of this specific segment in relation to the area of PA, which may aid their initiatives, by focusing on the segment’s motivations that keeps them running. Bachelor of Science (Sport Science and Management) 2019-11-04T06:24:24Z 2019-11-04T06:24:24Z 2019 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/78924 en 34 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Psychology::Motivation Koh, Zuo Hong Motivations to run among university students |
| title | Motivations to run among university students |
| title_full | Motivations to run among university students |
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| title_short | Motivations to run among university students |
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| topic | Social sciences::Psychology::Motivation |
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