The purpose of this study is to investigate relationship between psychological needs, participation motivation and intention of continuance participation of golf player. The subjects totalled 300 persons(196-male, 104-female) who exercise golf in golf...
The purpose of this study is to investigate relationship between psychological needs, participation motivation and intention of continuance participation of golf player. The subjects totalled 300 persons(196-male, 104-female) who exercise golf in golf range. The age of subjects ranged from 16 to 64.
The analysis based basic statics, exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach's a, multiple regression, MANOVA and path analysis was conducted through PC using SPSS version 12.0 and AMOS version 5.0. A significance level of p < .05 was used for all statistical test.
The results of this research are as follow:
1. Gender difference in psychological needs, sport participation motivation, an intention of continuance participation
1) It is revealed that male have higher psychological needs factors(self-determination, competence, relatedness) than female.
2) It is revealed that male have higher intrinsic motivation factor, competition/external display factor, affiliation factor in sport participating motivation than female. and health/fitness factor did not have the difference of male and female. but, It is revealed that female have higher amotivation factor than male.
3) It is revealed that male have higher an intention of continuance participation than female.
2. Relationship between psychological needs, sport participation motivation and intention of continuance participation
1) The multiple regression result between psychological needs and intrinsic motivation factor is reveled that relatedness factor has high correlation.
2) The multiple regression result between psychological needs and health/fitness factor is reveled that relatedness factor has high correlation.
3) The multiple regression result between psychological needs and competition/external display factor is reveled that competence factor has high correlation.
4) The multiple regression result between psychological needs and affiliation factor is reveled that relatedness factor has high correlation.
5) The multiple regression result between psychological needs and amotivation factor is reveled that competence factor has high correlation.
6) The multiple regression result between psychological needs and intention of continuance participation is reveled that relatedness factor has high correlation.
7) The multiple regression result between sport participation motivation factors and intention of continuance participation is reveled that intrinsic motivation factor has high correlation.
3. Research model analysis results
Research model analysis results was showed that it is very suitable model.
The psychological needs factors(self-determination, competence, relatedness) has strong influence on the sport participation motivation. especially, relatedness factor is strongest.
And the sport participation motivation has strong influence on the intention of continuance participation. Especially, intrinsic motivation factor is strongest.