Leisure Motivation of Participants and Nonparticipants in Campus Recreational Sports Programs

Abstract

The factors that motivate college students to participate in leisure activities play a key role in better understanding participation patterns in campus recreational sports. This study utilized the Leisure Motivation Scale developed by Beard and Ragheb (1983) to determine factors that motivated college students' leisure choices. The purpose of this study was to examine motivational differences in students who participated regularly in campus recreational sports and students who did not regularly participate in campus recreational sports. The sample consisted of 631 students from two universities. The results indicated that students who did not participate regularly in campus recreational sports were seeking rewards from their leisure such as rest, escape and solitude, as well as the opportunity to use their imagination and learn. Students who regularly participated in campus recreational sports revealed that they were motivated to participate because of physical activity, challenge, and competition. In addition, differences in gender and overall motivation for leisure participation were examined.

Motivos y barreras para hacer ejercicio y practicar deportes en Madrid

“…En cuanto a las razones que llevan a realizar ejercicio, diversos trabajos señalan que las mujeres adultas tienden más a manifestar motivaciones estéticas, como cuidar el peso y en general mejorar su imagen física (6,7,9,10), mientras que los hombres buscan desarrollar habilidades y destrezas relacionadas con la competición y con la diversión (5,6,11). Asimismo, las mujeres mayores también parecen señalar motivos de componente más social que los hombres (12) como, por ejemplo, el apoyo de familiares y amigos (13).…”

“…Asimismo, las mujeres mayores también parecen señalar motivos de componente más social que los hombres (12) como, por ejemplo, el apoyo de familiares y amigos (13). Además, entre las mujeres jóvenes universitarias son más frecuentes las razones de índole intelectual y social, como aprender cosas nuevas o la búsqueda de nuevas amistades (11).…”

The Interrelationship between Personality Traits and Psychological Constraints on Adventure Activity Participation

“…Furthermore, personality might affect the ability to negotiate constraints (McGuiggan, 2003) and, depending on the constraints encountered, personality constructs may influence consumer choice and behavior. Personality arguably has an intervening effect on the management of constraints or constraints negotiation (Alexandris et al, 2002;Beggs & Elkins, 2010;Beggs, Stitt, & Elkins, 2004). Moreover, Alexandris et al (2002) examined "the influence of constraints dimensions on intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation and amotivation".…”

“…The goal is to obtain increased knowledge about the constraints for participating in adventure activities and their relation to personality. Moreover, the study includes both participators and non-participators in adventure activities to address the importance of both users and non-users (Beggs et al, 2004) as potential tourists.…”

Who Enters Campus Recreation Facilities: A Demographic Analysis

“…Another area of participation in recreational sports that is drawing increasing interest is that of motivation for leisure participation. Beggs, Stitt, and Elkins (2004) studied the leisure motivations between recreational sports participants and nonparticipants and found significant differences on such motivation between these groups.…”