Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between fun factor and level of commitment by exploring the role of sport participation motivation among the college sport club participants.BR Method: Three hundred seventeen college students (Seoul, Kyung-gi and Choon-nam province) actively participating in school sport club activities completed the questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and factor analyses were performed followed by correlation and multiple regression analyses.BR Results: The results were as follows. First, internal motivation (+) and no motivation (-) influenced the perception of competence and the practice/benefit of fun factor while internal (+), external (+) and no (- ) motivations influenced the win and competition. External (+) and no (-) motivations influenced the club atmosphere when the relationship between participation motivation and fun factor were examined. Secondly, regarding the relationship between participation motivation and commitment, internal (+), external (+), and no (-) motivation influenced the cognitive commitment while internal (+) and no (-) motivations influenced behavioral commitment. Finally, between the fun factor and commitment relationship, perception of competition and club atmosphere positively influenced cognitive commitment while the perception of competition, practice/benefit, and club atmosphere positively influenced behavioral commitment.BR Conclusion: In addition to the traditional benefits such as fitness improvement or maintenance, participating in the college club sports activities would have positive impacts on college-life satisfaction and interpersonal relationships. Thus, consequently, such activity may be one of the best candidates for college students to spend their leisure.

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