PARTICIPATION MOTIVATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG FEMALE WITH DISABILITIES
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Female with disability, physical activity, motivation, barriersAbstract
Female with disabilities often face multiple barrier that limit their engagement in physical activities and placing them at high risk of health. Lower levels of participation in physical activity will lead to higher chances to get health problems, especially non-Communicable Disease (NCDs). This study focused on examining motivations influencing physical activities participation among females with disabilities and analyse the differences of motivations with vary across different age group and types of disabilities. Quantitative data were collected to provide comprehensive understanding of motivation factor among the respondents. Participation Motivation Questionnaire (Gill et al., 1983) was adopted for this study and the questionnaire was distributed through Facebook and WhatsApp. Respondents (N = 93) participated in this study with an age range from 18-55 years old. Results showed that the “achievement” factor had the highest mean and “miscellaneous” factor had the lowest mean. Results in Kruskal Wallis showed there was no significant difference (p > 0.05) between motivations factors and age. However, tests for differences between motivation factors and type of disability showed a significant difference (p < 0.05) in skill development and energy release factors. The finding showed this community has the same motivation in physical activity but perceived less motivations when aging. Also, society perceptions and barriers cause females with disabilities not engaging in physical activity. In a forthcoming study, study on society perceptions and barriers should be suggested to find the main cause between these two of why people with disability not participate in physical activity
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