What Motivates Successful Marathon Runners? The Role of Sex, Age, Education, and Training Experience in Polish Runners

Frontiers in Psychology

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Zbigniew Waśkiewicz¹  Pantelis T. Nikolaidis²  Dagmara Gerasimuk¹  Zbigniew Borysiuk⁴  Thomas Rosemann⁵  Beat Knechtle⁵ 

[1] Department of Team Sports, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice;Exercise Testing Laboratory;Exercise Physiology Laboratory;Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology;Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich;Medbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, St. Gallen

关键词: age;    running;    marathon finisher;    motivation;    personal achievement;    gender difference;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01671

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to compare the motivations of successful marathon finishers ( n = 1,243) and inexperienced runners (control group, n = 296). A total of 1,537 runners with 380 women (24.7%) and 1,157 men (75.3%) completed the motivations of marathoners scales (MOMS) questionnaire and the relationships between general motivation categories and selected demographic (e.g., gender, age, and education) and training characteristics were analyzed. Successful marathon finishers did not differ significantly in motivations from the control group ( p > 0.05). Trivial to small correlations with age, educational level, and training characteristics were observed. Female marathon finishers exceeded men on the motivational scales for weight concern, affiliation, psychological coping, life meaning, and self-esteem and they scored lower on competitive motivation ( p < 0.05). There was also a significant relationship of some motivational aspects with level of education, experience and training frequency. These findings confirmed that age and gender differentiate motivations in both successful female and male marathon finishers and controls.

【 授权许可】

CC BY