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Nowadays, more and more people are aware of the importance of physical and mental health in all aspects of economic, political, and social development. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of sports participation motivation of sports and recreation program students At Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, as well as to investigate sports participation motivation differences based on gender, age, and years of study. The subjects of this study are a total of 86 respondents in years one through four. The Participation Motivation Questionnaire (PMQ) (Gill et al, 1983) is used to assess sports participation motivation. The study's findings indicate that the highest levels of motivation for sports participation are physical fitness (x?=2.81) while Team Membership (x?=2.23) was the least important sub-dimension. There are also significant differences in sports participation motivation based on gender, age, and years of study. This finding will help the Student Affairs Department to organize events regarding this finding. Also, it is recommended that future research be conducted using other sports participation questionnaires such as Exercise Motivation Inventory and Sport Motivation Scale.
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To Cite this Article: Juspah, S. N. B., Nazarudin, M. N. Bin, Noordin, Z. B., Mazalan, N. S. B., & PA, W. A. M. W. (2023). Motivation of Sports Participation among Sports and Recreation Students at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 12(3), 91–100.
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