Motivation and coping of physically disabled Filipino para athletes

An analysis of the motivations and coping strategies of para athletes can provide insights to facilitate better training programs and to increase support for people with disability to participate in sports. The research aimed to ascertain whether or not there is a relationship between motivation and...

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Main Authors: Celdran, Alyssa Maria Inez R., Macandili, Dawn Nicole L., Woo, Raymark P.
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Animo Repository 2018
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Online Access:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5975
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Institution: De La Salle University
Language: English
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Summary:An analysis of the motivations and coping strategies of para athletes can provide insights to facilitate better training programs and to increase support for people with disability to participate in sports. The research aimed to ascertain whether or not there is a relationship between motivation and coping skills of Filipino para athletes by measuring the motivational and coping constructs through a survey questionnaire. The descriptive correlational design of the study employed standardized tools: sport motivation skill (SMS) and athletes coping inventory skills (ACSI). The study significant to athletes and coaches in facilitating better program for training among para athletes and to tailor the motivation factors associated with their coping.