Research in Sports Management and Movement Behavior

The relationship between Participation Motivation in sport and socioeconomic status of youth in Tehran

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Authors

Shaghayegh Modaberi
Mehdi Shahbazi

Assistant Professor, Sport Science Department, Faculty of Social Science, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran.

Abstract
Background and purpose: This study was conducted to determine Relationship between participation motivation and Social – Economic Status of youth in Tehran. Method: This study was cross-sectional and done by questionnaire. The analyses were based on data that collected from sports clubs in four Tehran regions (North, South, East and West), (n= 130) young people (65 male, 65 female) were selected randomly and completed the participation motivation questionnaire (PMQ) and socioeconomic status questionnaire. Result: results of Pearson’s correlation showed that there was a significant positive relationship between motivational component subscales of participation motivation in sport and socioeconomic status in young people (p ≤ 0.05). Conclusion: The present study determined there was a significant relationship between income statues, economic-class, parents’ education level and sport participation motivation. The finding revealed that the families with high-and middle- economic class and income have a greater incentive to engage in physical activity. The education level of parents, especially fathers play an important role in encouraging their children to participate in physical activities.

Keywords

Education
Income
Participation Motivation
socioeconomic status
young people
Physical Activity
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Research in Sports Management and Movement Behavior

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