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European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science, vol.4, pp.37-49, 2018 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
This aim of study is to identify the motivational factors that play a role in the athletic
engagement of athletes who are based in the region of Southeastern Anatolia. The
population consisted of individuals engaged in athletics in Turkey’s Southeastern
Anatolia Region. The study’s sample consisted of 234 participants who were chosen
randomly. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to check compliance with the
normal distribution. The T-Test was conducted to compare the two independent groups
of variables with the normal distribution, and the ANOVA and Tukey multiple
comparison tests were conducted for the comparison of more than two independent
groups of variables with the normal distribution. The frequency, percentage, average,
and standard deviation values are provided as descriptive statistics. SPSS 22.0 software
package was used for statistical analyses. As a result of the study, it was determined
that the most influential factors encouraging individuals to pursue a career in the field
of athletics were trainers, physical education teachers, friends and sports programs on
TV. Their expectations from athletics were that it would allow them to be healthy,
become a national athlete, and make money out of sports through their physical
appearance. Their reasons for choosing the field of athletics were to gain success,
become successful and healthy, make use of spare time, and a belief in the positive
impact of athletics. It was also determined that there was a significant difference
between the genders and the total scale and all sub-dimensions of those who
participated in the study, a significant difference between their ages and their total scales and sub-dimension of expectations, while there was no significant difference
between their ages and their total scales and other sub-dimensions.