A Study on the Amateur-Table-Tennis Point Races Participants’ Motivation, Behaviors, Satisfaction and Future-participating Intention

• Main Authors: Ting-Hong Wu, 吳挺宏
• Other Authors: Li-Wen Hsieh
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/14718784222682858938

碩士 === 國立體育大學 === 休閒產業經營學系碩士班 === 99 === This study aims to understand the motivation of participants of point races at the Amateur-Table-Tennis (intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation), behaviors ( levels of exercise behavior), levels of satisfaction (schedule, venue, time arrangement, referees’ quality, administrative work, award and others), and willingness of participating again so as to discuss the relationships among these variants. The paper was based on the survey conducted by the participants from point races at the Amateur-Table-Tennis in Taipei City and Hsinchu City. There were 394 questionnaires in total, with 374 questionnaires valid. The returning rate was 94.7%. The information obtained was analyzed by descriptive statistical analysis, reliability analysis, manova analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. Findings: 1. The average age of participants were 26 year-old. Male accounts for the major part, and female was absolute minority. 75% of the participants’ commuting time was less than 40 minutes. Participants who had a BA degree and elementary school account for the largest part. Most participants’ monthly income was NT10, 000; participants who earn NT50, 001 were the second largest group. Student made up the largest population within professions. 2. Motivation: different ages, ball ages, frequencies of participating the game per week, intensity of exercising, exercise behaviors, frequencies of participating within three months, and participating partners affected the motivation dramatically. There were no other distinct differences otherwise. 3. Behavior: Motivation: different ages, genders, professions, frequencies of participating the game per week, time of exercising, intensity of exercising, participant’s accumulated points, frequencies of participating within three months, and goals of participating point race affected the behavior dramatically. There were no other distinct differences otherwise. 4. Satisfaction: different ages, education levels, professions, characteristics of organizers, characteristics of venues, ball age, and participating again within three month affected satisfaction dramatically. There were no other distinct differences otherwise. 5. Re-participating intention: different intensities of exercising, exercising behaviors, years of participation, participants’ accumulated points affected the re-participating intention. There were no other distinct differences otherwise. 6. There was a correlation between motivation, behavior, and stratification and future-participating intention. Intrinsic motivation, administrative work, and exercise behavior shed light on future-participating intention.