Students’ Motivation for Sport Activity and Participation in University Sports: A Mixed-Methods Study
Joint Authors
Diehl, Katharina
Fuchs, Anna Katharina
Rathmann, Katharina
Hilger-Kolb, Jennifer
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Physical activity among students is essential for complimenting sedentary behavior and for individuals’ future health.
This study investigates reasons for sport engagement among students and addresses the utilization of university sports programs (USP) by employing a mixed-methods approach.
Methods.
The NuPhA-Study consists of a quantitative online survey (n=689) followed by qualitative interviews (n=20).
In the survey, we assessed reasons for sport activity using a 24-item battery and USP utilization.
Quantitative results were further explored using qualitative data to check for completeness of the predefined items (content validity) and to identify opportunities to improve participating in USP.
Results.
A factor analysis grouped the 24 items into five factors (life balance/fitness/body image/contact with others/fun).
Our qualitative study explained these in more detail and revealed missing aspects.
47.6% of students participated in USP.
Potential improvements for USP include program maintenance during the semester break and temporal harmonization with the classes.
Discussion.
The qualitative component identified additional reasons for sport activity that were not addressed by the item battery, which provides critical implications for developing item batteries for future research.
Our results may help to generate a more target-group-oriented approach to increase physical activity among students, which will reduce sedentary behavior and future disease burden.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Diehl, Katharina& Fuchs, Anna Katharina& Rathmann, Katharina& Hilger-Kolb, Jennifer. 2018. Students’ Motivation for Sport Activity and Participation in University Sports: A Mixed-Methods Study. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129839
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Diehl, Katharina…[et al.]. Students’ Motivation for Sport Activity and Participation in University Sports: A Mixed-Methods Study. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129839
American Medical Association (AMA)
Diehl, Katharina& Fuchs, Anna Katharina& Rathmann, Katharina& Hilger-Kolb, Jennifer. Students’ Motivation for Sport Activity and Participation in University Sports: A Mixed-Methods Study. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129839
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1129839