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- Title
Climate and Motivation for Women Athletes in Palestine.
- Authors
Younes, Shima; Ciccomascolo, Lori; Shim, Minsuk
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that motivate women athletes to participate in sport in Palestine and the motivational climate created by coaches and parents. Additionally, participants' commitment to sport was investigated as well as the social constraints that Palestinian women athletes face. Participants (n= 107) included women athletes who were members of the following sport federations: soccer, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, and track and field. The athletes were asked to complete the following surveys: 1) Sport Motivation Scale, 2) the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire-2, 3) the Parent-Initiated Motivational Climate Questionnaire, and, 4) the Sport Commitment Model Scale. T-test and multiple regression analysis were utilized between the variables in the study as well as descriptive statistics. The results indicated women athletes in Palestine reported more intrinsic motivation to play sport than extrinsic motivation. Also, motivational climate created by the coach was the only factor to predict women's motivation to play their sport. Finally, women athletes in Palestine are highly committed to their sport.
- Subjects
PALESTINE; WOMEN athletes; ATHLETES; WOMEN'S sports; WOMEN &; sports
- Publication
ICHPER-SD Journal of Research in Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport & Dance, 2013, Vol 8, Issue 1, p12
- ISSN
1930-4595
- Publication type
Article