SPORTS MOTIVATION SCALE

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SPORTS MOTIVATION SCALE (SMS/EMD)

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.

It has
nothing to It has something It fits me
Why do you participate in your sport?
do with to do with me totally
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

SPORTS MOTIVATION SCALE (SMS/EMD)


It has
nothing to It has something It fits me
Why do you participate in your sport?
do with to do with me totally
me
15 For the satisfaction I experience while I am honing my skills 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Because the people around me believe that it is important to
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be fit/be an athlete
Because it is a good way to learn many things that could be
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useful to me in other areas of my life.
18 For the intense emotions I feel when I am practicing my sport 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
19 I'm not sure, I don't really think this is my sport. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
For the satisfaction (enjoyment) I feel while performing
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certain difficult movements and/or skills in my sport
21 Because I would feel bad about myself if I didn't participate. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
22 To show others how good I am at my sport 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
For the satisfaction (enjoyment) I feel while learning
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techniques and/or skills that I have not done before
Because this is one of the best ways to maintain good
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relationships with my friends.
Because I like the feeling of being totally immersed in my
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sport
26 Because I feel that I must do my sport regularly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
For the satisfaction (enjoyment) of discovering new execution
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strategies (game)
28 I often ask myself this because I am not achieving my goals. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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