The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of self-determination motivation in individuals with orthopedic impairments participating in exercise. Subjects for this study was adults more than twenty-years old living in S city, South Korea. Th...
The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of self-determination motivation in individuals with orthopedic impairments participating in exercise. Subjects for this study was adults more than twenty-years old living in S city, South Korea. The sample number was 233. The questionnaire concerning the self-determination was developed by Kim, Youngmi(2000) who consisted of 4 factors, 21-item. Chronbach's α value was .8652. Multiple regression, and ANCOVA analysis produced the following results. First, gender and educational level of father had significant effects on the self-determination. Second, encourage of brothers and educators had significant effects on the self-determinations. Third, frequency and duration of exercise participation had significant effects on the self-determination. Fourth, exercise types had significant effects on the self-determination, and gender and educational level of father among covariances had significant effects on the self-determination. These findings imply self-determination motivation could be affected by socio-demography, others, exercise participation, and exercise type.