Relationship between Age, Employment Status, and Availability of Sports Infrastructure on Motivation to Exercise in Yogyakarta State University Education Personnel

Abstract

This research aims to determine: (1) the correlation between age and motivation for doing sports, (2) the correlation between the employment status and motivation for doing sports, (3) the correlation between the availability of sports facilities and motivation for doing sports, and (4) the correlation between age, employment status, and availability of sports facilities towards the motivation for doing sports. The type of this research was a correlational study with an ex post facto approach. The research population was the faculty staff (tendik) of Yogyakarta State University who were still actively working with a total of 775 people with a total sample of 194 people taken using the random sampling technique. The research instrument was a closed questionnaire for data collection on the availability of sports facilities with a total of 20 items and a Sport Motivation Scale with a total of 27 items. The instrument validity technique referred to the product moment correlation formula and reliability based on Cronbach's Alpha. The data analysis technique used multiple regression at a significant level of 0.05. The results show that: (1) there is no correlation between age and motivation for doing sports, (2) there is a correlation between employment status and motivation for doing sports, (3) there is a correlation between the availability of sports facilities and motivation for doing sports, and (4) there is a correlation between age, employment status, and the availability of sports facilities towards the motivation for doing sports.

Authors and Affiliations

Aprianisa Nur Fajrin, Yudanto, Oktaviarini Yahya Rahmadhanty

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  • EP ID EP718617
  • DOI 10.47191/ijmra/v6-i7-06
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Aprianisa Nur Fajrin, Yudanto, Oktaviarini Yahya Rahmadhanty (2023). Relationship between Age, Employment Status, and Availability of Sports Infrastructure on Motivation to Exercise in Yogyakarta State University Education Personnel. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Analysis, 6(07), -. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-718617