doi no.: 05-2016-44975451, DOI Link :: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/11.2017-64888132/

^{Shreenivas Harikanth 1 and Gajanana Prabhu  B. 2}

Affiliations

¹ Research Scholar, Department of P.G. Studies and Research in Physical Education, KuvempuUniversity, Shimoga, Karnataka 577451 INDIA

²  Assistant Professor, Department of P.G. Studies and Research in Physical Education, Kuvempu University, Shimoga, Karnataka INDIA Email: prabhuji888@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Sports is undoubtedly a fantastic way to keep oneself physically fit, mentally alert, socially well-adjusted and emotionally balanced. Motivation is the foundation all athletic effort and accomplishment. It is the ability to initiate and persist at a task. Measures have to be taken to identify the key motives for sports motivation in the youth of Goa in order to keep them moving. The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the differences in motivation for participation in sports in youth of Goa on the basis of gender. The subjects for the study 254 young men (N=173) and women (N=81) of Goa state participating in sports at various levels. Minimum inter-collegiate participation was the inclusion criteria adopted for the study. Hindi translated revised version of Sport Motivation Scale (SMS-6) with six factor by Mallett, et. al. (2007) was adopted for collecting data on motivation for participation in sports. The data was collected by the investigator during spare time of the subjects with proper orientation. Independent sample ‘t’ test was calculated along with mean and standard deviation. It is concluded that the female sports persons are higher in motivation for participation in sports as compared to their male counterparts in Goa. Female have higher external regulation, identified regulation and overall sports motivation; whereas male have higher intrinsic motivation.

Keywords:Goa, globalization, sports, motivation, gender.

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