Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN MOVEMENT AND SPORTS SCIENCES, cilt.7, sa.3, ss.43-50, 2019 (Scopus)
This study aims to examine runners’
motivation factors to participate in the Ironman Events and
the comparison of these factors with their life satisfaction
and success perceptions. The sample of the study were
81,8 % male (n: 112) and 18.2 % female (n: 25)
participants who are randomly selected from Ironman
Turkey Event in 2018. In the research, “Life Satisfaction
Scale”; “Achievement Perception Scale”, and “The
Motivational Factor Scale for Participating Ultra Marathon”
are used as data collection tool in the research. The
relations between motivation, life satisfaction and
achievement perception are tested with factor analysis,
correlation analysis and SEM Partial Least Squares. The
results show that motivation has a positive and high
relationship with life satisfaction and achievement
perception. As a result of the path analysis, there is a
significant relationship between motivation dimensions
including meaning in life, personal achievement goals and
recognition sub-dimensions have a positive and significant
effect on life satisfaction. Moreover, health perception has
a positive and significant effect on achievement perception.
In conclusion, most of the participants were male, the
majority of the participants were aged 31 and older and had
high income group, university education, working in the
private sector, living in the city. It was concluded that the
individuals who participated in the Ironman event were
individuals who completed their education and worked in
the private sector in the business world, who had high
income groups and mostly lived in cities. It can be reported
that triathletes’ high motivational perceptions result in life
satisfaction and achievement perception. It can be pointed
out that triathletes’ high motivational perceptions result in
life satisfaction and achievement perception.