Motivation for performing sport is complex because most athletes have multiple motivations, including extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. Understanding the motivation dynamics of athletes, especially after a sports injury, is crucial because the injury may have a detrimental effect on the athlete's psychosocial conditions. This study figured out the motivation level of Paralympic athletics athletes after injury. A total of 44 Paralympic athletes were involved in the survey. The Sports Motivation Scale (SMS) was used to identify the level of athlete motivation. The SMS was developed within the Self Determination Theory (SDT) framework to assess various forms of motivation, namely amotivation, external regulation, introjected regulation, identified regulation, integrated regulation, and intrinsic motivation. This study found that out of 44 Paralympic athletics athletes after an injury, 5 (4.55%) of the athletes reported high levels of amotivation, and 15 (34.09%) of the athletes were identified in the moderate level of amotivation. This finding indicates that injury does not impact amotivation, as the athletes exhibit a high level of extrinsic motivation (external regulation, introjected regulation, identified regulation, integrated regulation) and intrinsic motivation. Based on these motivation profiles, the Paralympic coaches should adjust their approach in motivating the Paralympic athletes to return to their training and competitions after injury.
There are various factors that make students in sport science survive in college, one of which is the psychological well-being condition that they had especially at the beginning of the first year in college. The purpose of this study was to identify psychological well-being conditions in sport science students. This research was conducted at Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ) using survey method with quantitative approach. The number of samples of about 268 students from several study programs using simple random sampling technique proportional. Data of psychological well-being was obtained through a six-dimensional questionnaire: autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance. The data is then tested and analyzed by using descriptive statistics. The results showed that most of sport science students in have psychological well-being that belong to medium category (73,5%). It requires appropriate training as a follow-up to improve the psychological well-being of sport science students.
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