We have examined how individuals between the ages of 15 and 30 perceive three motivationalfactors in order to investigate what motivates people to continue participating in sports.Through a survey, we asked respondents to rate on a scale of 1–5 the extent to which astatement (motivational factor) is connected to their motivation. The results showed thatamong the three factors, a sense of belonging and community had the strongest connection tomotivation, while goal fulfillment had a nearly equally strong connection. The lowestconnection to motivation was found in the factor related to encouragement from others.However, it is important to note that both the sense of belonging and goal fulfillment factorshad a very strong correlation, while encouragement from others had a slightly lower but stillmoderate correlation to motivation. We conclude that an individual's motivation is influencedby multiple motivational factors that collectively contribute to the desire to engage in4activities. However, the significance of each motivational factor varies from person to person.Although we can observe patterns indicating that most people feel a strong connectionbetween motivation and a sense of belonging and community, it remains highly individual.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kau-95278 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Holgersson, Frans, Widén, Jack |
| Publisher | Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för samhälls- och livsvetenskaper |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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