Investigation of the Factors Motivating Veteran Tennis Players to Start Recreational Tennis According to Some Variables

Authors : Abdullah Yılmaz, Serkan Revan, Şükran İribalcı

Pages : 226-238

Doi:10.15314/tsed.1692069

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Publication Date : 2025-08-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to examine the factors that motivate veteran tennis players to start recreational tennis. A total of 292 veteran tennis players, 163 male and 129 female, between the ages of 30-72 (mean age 43.4±9.9), who actively participate in tournaments, participated in the study. In order to obtain demographic information about the participants, a personal information form and the Factors Motivating Individuals to Start Recreational Tennis Scale (BRTBMFÖ) were used. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and the Skewness and Kurtosis tests were applied to confirm that the research data did not show a normal distribution. Non-parametric tests were preferred in the analysis of data that did not conform to a normal distribution. In the comparison between numerical measurements, the Mann-Whitney U test was used for paired groups, and the Kruskall Wallis test was preferred in multiple group comparisons. The Games-Howell test was used to measure differences between multiple groups. As a result of the research, the first three factors that motivate veteran tennis players to start recreational tennis were ranked according to their weights as “physical health”, “mental health” and “renewal-development”. A significant difference was found between the competition sub-dimension and gender and occupational status variables; between the recognition/social status and trying a new sport sub-dimensions and gender variable; between the renewal/development and career expectation sub-dimensions and gender, marital status, educational status, occupational status and perceived income level variables; between the mental health and being an example sub-dimensions and marital status; between the considering suggestions sub-dimension and marital status, educational status, occupational status variables; between the distancing sub-dimension and perceived income level variable; between the liking tennis sub-dimension and gender, educational status and occupational status variables (p<0.05). As a result, it can be said that the factors that motivate veteran tennis players to start recreational tennis are affected by some demographic factors.
Keywords : tenis, veteran, motivasyon

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