Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine the sport participate motivation of the students who are attending physical education and sports college and to compare them according to the demographic variables. The universe of the research is composed of 480 students who are studying different programs in Bozok University Physical Education and Sports School in 2017-2018 academic year. The sample of the research consists of 180 students who are determined using random sampling technique. As a data collection tool in the research, personal information form and Gill et al. (1983) and Oyar et al. (2001) used the Sport Participation Motivation Scale, adapted to the Turkish population. The data were transferred to the SPSS 18 package program for analysis. Frequency and percentage analyzes, t test, Anova analysis and post hoc tests were used in the statistical analysis of the data.
 
 As a result of the analyzes performed, statistically significant differences were determined between the motivations of physical education and sports college students to participate in sports according to the variables of gender, age, department of education and sports branch (p < .05). It was determined that male students have higher motivation to participate in sports than female students. Students between the ages of 18-22 have a higher motivation to participate in sports than students between the ages of 23-27. Physical education and sports teaching department students were found to have higher motivation to participate in sports than the students of the coaching education department and the sports management department. Students who are engaged in team sports have higher motivation to participate in sports than students who are engaged in individual sports.
Highlights
The word ‘motivation’ is derived from the Latin word ‘movere’, which means ‘to move’, ‘to encourage’ or ‘to motivate’ (Richard, 1975). It is a concept which accounts for the way in which a certain individual is treated by other individuals or how an individual feels about a certain task that s/he is supposed to fulfil
Along with children’s and young individuals’ increasing interest in sports, numerous studies focusing on different aspects of sports psychology such as young athletes’ personal traits and competition anxiety, coaches’ attitudes and behaviors, and the definition and classification of various reasons affecting young individuals’ participation in sports and physical activities have been carried out (Gill et al, 1983; Gould, Feltz and Weiss, 1985; Klint and Weiss, 1987)
The present study aims to determine levels of motivation for sports participation among students at a school of physical education and sports and compare their motivations based on different demographic variables
Summary
The word ‘motivation’ is derived from the Latin word ‘movere’, which means ‘to move’, ‘to encourage’ or ‘to motivate’ (Richard, 1975). The concept of motivation can be defined as “an individual’s own willingness to fulfil a given task” (Koçel, 2003) It plays an important role in the analysis and explanation of individuals’ behaviors in sports environments (Hardy et al, 1997). It heavily influences the development of social environments and behavioral changes such as competition, learning, performance, continuity and coaching behaviors, which makes it one of the most significant research topics for many different sports branches (Duda, 1989; Vallerand et al, 1987). The very first studies on motivation for sports participation revealed that skill development and learning, fun, physical fitness, making friends and success were the most significant factors affecting an individual’s motivation for sports participation (Gill et al, 1983)
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