Motivational Differences between Tai Chi Chuan Practitioners
Abstract
With this simple research we tried to understand what motivates people for the practice of Tai Chi Chuan and the differences between competition and leisure practitioners. The Participation Motivation Questionnaire (P.M.Q.) was carried out on 16 participants and, for the treatment of the data, we used Mann-Whitney test with the objective of unveiling a little about: 1) What may be the major and minor motivations of Tai Chi Chuan practitioners? 2) Do this motivations seem to differ between competition and leisure practitioners? Generally, it was verified a favourable pattern in the relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic motivations of both kinds of practitioners. However, some differences were suggested. Athletes seem to put more focus in the development of skills but not competition itself, while leisure practitioners aim, above all, for health and fitness, not considering fun and pastime a main motivational aspect.
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