Document Type : Research Paper I Open Access I Released under CC BY-NC 4.0 license
Authors
1 Islamic Azad University (Borujerd Branch)
2 Shahid Beheshti University
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine motivational priorities of participation
in wrestling among wrestlers (Greco-Roman and freestyle) in Kermanshah city.
The statistical population consisted of 4612 wrestlers of Kermanshah city. 242
wrestlers in different age groups (99 adolescents, 56 juniors and 87 seniors) were
selected as a sample with random sampling method. Personal information
questionnaire and Gale participation motivation questionnaire were used to collect
data and at the end of the training session, the questionnaires were completed.
Friedman test, one-way analysis of variance and SPSS software version 13 were
used to analyze data at significance level of 0.05. Gaining success (7.44 ranking),
energy depletion (6.15 ranking) and meeting friends (4.57 ranking) were the first
priorities to participate in wrestling. There was no significant difference in
motivation of participation among different age groups (P>0.05). Results indicated
that gaining success was the main factor of participation in wrestling in
Kermanshah and there was no significant difference in the priority of motivational
factors among different age groups and those groups with various wrestling
participation records.
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