An investigation of the sports participation motivation of students with orthopedic and hearing impairments

Abstract

For the purpose of this research, the opinions on the levels of intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation and amotivation in order to identify the sports participation of orthopedically handicapped and hearing-impaired student athletes. The sports participation motivation among athletes were identified respectively while this study assessed the relation between the orthopedically handicapped and hearing-impaired athletes that were covered under this study and their demographical characteristics (age, gender, type of disability). A total number of 100 athletes with disabilities– orthopedically handicapped (70) and hearing-impaired (30) – registered under Northern Cyprus Sports Federation for Persons with Disabilities in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus were covered within the scope of this study.

Quantitative research method is used for this research where a survey methodology is applied to identify the sports participation motivation of athletes with orthopedic and hearing impairment.

Pursuant to the results of orthopedically handicapped and hearing-impaired athletes, there is no significant difference based on the variables of gender and type of disability whereas there are significant differences per the age group variable.