Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the motivations of high school teachers for participation in physical activities in terms of some variables. The general survey model was employed in the study and 266 teachers from the city center of Batman province of Turkey participated in the study. Personal information form and “the Motivation Scale for Participation in Physical Activity (MSPPA),” which was developed by Tekkurşun and Cicioğlu (2018), were used in the study. The statistical analysis of the data obtained in the study was performed through SPSS 23.00 software and Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis tests, which are two of the non-parametric tests, were applied, as the data did not have a normal distribution. The findings showed that there was no statistically significant difference in terms of the gender variable. However, there was a statistically significant difference in terms of the age variable. This difference was found to be in the environmental factors sub-dimension. At the motivation level, the motivations of the participants for participating in physical activities were found to be high. In conclusion, it can be suggested that the motivations of the participants for participating in physical activities were high and affected by the environmental causes.
Highlights
The majority of society perceives physical activity as synonymous with the word “sport.” physical activity is defined as activities that occur with energy consumption using muscles and joints in daily life, increase heart and breathing rate, and result in fatigue with different severities
Our study conducted for this purpose was examining the motivations of high school teachers, who are role models for the young besides education and training, for participation in physical activities
Dalaman (2015), Öncü et al (2012), and Alemdag et al (2014) stated that the attitudes of teachers who regularly exercised towards physical education and game teaching class were more positive than those who did not exercise regularly
Summary
1.1 Physical ActivityThe majority of society perceives physical activity as synonymous with the word “sport.” physical activity is defined as activities that occur with energy consumption using muscles and joints in daily life, increase heart and breathing rate, and result in fatigue with different severities. There are four basic areas where individuals can be physically active during the day. These are workplaces, transportation (walking, cycling, etc.), works at home, and leisure activities (Vural et al, 2010; Genç et al, 2002; Şanlı, 2008). Another definition of physical activity is reported to be any force applied to muscles above the resting level causing energy consumption (Baranowski et al, 1992; Pate et al, 1995). Physical activity is the type of activities that take place in daily life using muscles and joints causing energy consumption. The incidence of obesity in our country is increasing steadily while the age of incidence is falling and its effects on health are increasing dramatically (Sevindik, 2011)
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