Socio-Psychological Functions of Men and Women Triathlon Participation

Motivations to run marathons have been recognised by many researchers, but few have paid attention to triathletes. Mass triathlon participation is a new trend, which manifests itself as a human need to invoke strong emotions and seek them in difficult sports, as well as to travel to participate in s...

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Autores principales:	Joanna Poczta, Nuno Almeida, Ewa Malchrowicz-Mośko
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	motives for sports participation triathlon women’s sport men’s sport non-elite sport Medicine R
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/f6d9aa971fea4875b5ee275c5368ecf6
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f6d9aa971fea4875b5ee275c5368ecf62021-11-25T17:48:09ZSocio-Psychological Functions of Men and Women Triathlon Participation10.3390/ijerph1822117661660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/f6d9aa971fea4875b5ee275c5368ecf62021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11766https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Motivations to run marathons have been recognised by many researchers, but few have paid attention to triathletes. Mass triathlon participation is a new trend, which manifests itself as a human need to invoke strong emotions and seek them in difficult sports, as well as to travel to participate in such events. Therefore, the main goal of this study was to recognise the motivations to participate in triathlons among men and women respondents, and to evaluate the differences between them. The empirical research among triathletes (<i>n</i> = 1141) recognised the motives for participation in mass triathlon sporting events in accordance with four types of orientation: social, experience, factual, and result. Most important conclusions resulting from the conducted research indicate that women significantly more often displayed the will to feel unity and integration, as well as the desire to gain recognition in the eyes of others, as compared to men. For men, the desire to feel equal was significantly more important than for women. Both men and women indicated the desire to maintain good physical condition and health, which turned out to be a significant factor. For men, Group B—specifying the experience orientation, was deemed the most important, while for women the most important group of motives was Group D—specifying the result orientation.Joanna PocztaNuno AlmeidaEwa Malchrowicz-MośkoMDPI AGarticlemotives for sports participationtriathlonwomen’s sportmen’s sportnon-elite sportMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11766, p 11766 (2021)
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description	Motivations to run marathons have been recognised by many researchers, but few have paid attention to triathletes. Mass triathlon participation is a new trend, which manifests itself as a human need to invoke strong emotions and seek them in difficult sports, as well as to travel to participate in such events. Therefore, the main goal of this study was to recognise the motivations to participate in triathlons among men and women respondents, and to evaluate the differences between them. The empirical research among triathletes (<i>n</i> = 1141) recognised the motives for participation in mass triathlon sporting events in accordance with four types of orientation: social, experience, factual, and result. Most important conclusions resulting from the conducted research indicate that women significantly more often displayed the will to feel unity and integration, as well as the desire to gain recognition in the eyes of others, as compared to men. For men, the desire to feel equal was significantly more important than for women. Both men and women indicated the desire to maintain good physical condition and health, which turned out to be a significant factor. For men, Group B—specifying the experience orientation, was deemed the most important, while for women the most important group of motives was Group D—specifying the result orientation.
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title	Socio-Psychological Functions of Men and Women Triathlon Participation
title_short	Socio-Psychological Functions of Men and Women Triathlon Participation
title_full	Socio-Psychological Functions of Men and Women Triathlon Participation
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Socio-Psychological Functions of Men and Women Triathlon Participation

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