Tennis participation motives among adults
Abstract
The present study aimed to highlight the motives underlying tennis participation among adults. The sample comprised 142 amateur tennis players (68 men and 74 women, aged 35.41±10.67 yrs.). Data were collected using the “Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2” (“BREQ-2”). SPSS 25.0 was used for data analysis. We examined the relationship of weekly frequency of tennis participation with participants’ behavioral regulations for playing tennis as well as motives such as “Health/Fitness”, “Appearance/Body” and “Mental Balance”. In conclusion, tennis participation is mainly regulated by intrinsic motivation as well as self-determined forms of extrinsic motivation. Participants experience pleasure from their participation in tennis with lower emphasis attached to external factors such as the opinion of others about themselves, or feelings of shame and guilt that stem from non-participation. The findings support tenets of Self-determination theory (SDT). Further research is needed to better understand the participation motives of adults in tennis.References
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