SPORTS MOTIVATION SCALE
SPORTS MOTIVATION SCALE
SPORTS MOTIVATION SCALE
We would like to know the reasons why you participate in your sport. Please indicate, by circling,
the degree to which each of the following questions corresponds to one of the reasons why you
currently participate in your sport.
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Why do you participate in your sport?
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me
For the satisfaction (enjoyment) that I get from doing
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something exciting
For the satisfaction (enjoyment) of learning something more
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about this sport
I used to have good reasons to practice this sport, but now I
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wonder if I should continue doing it.
Because I like to discover new skills and/or training
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techniques
5 I don't know, I feel like I'm not able to succeed in this sport. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6 Because it allows me to be valued by the people I know 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Because in my opinion it is one of the best ways to meet
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people
Because I feel a lot of internal satisfaction while learning
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certain difficult skills and/or training techniques
Because it is absolutely necessary to participate in this sport
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if you want to be fit.
10 For the prestige of being an athlete 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Because it is one of the best ways I have to develop other
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aspects of myself.
For the satisfaction (enjoyment) I feel by improving some of
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my weak points
For the emotion I feel when I am fully immersed in my
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sporting performance
14 Because I have to participate to feel good about myself 1 2 3 4 5 6 7