SPORTS Motivation, and Individual and Team Character in Sports as Predictors of Student – Athletes’ Satisfaction in the DAVAO REGION

Abstract

This descriptive-correlational study aimed to determine the significant influence of sports motivation and individual and team character on student-athlete satisfaction in the Davao Region. Three adapted research instruments assessed sports motivation, individual and team character, and athlete satisfaction in the Davao Region. The result revealed that the student-athletes have a high level of sports motivation. On one hand, there was a high level of individual and team character. The result also showed that athletes’ satisfaction is very high. Results also revealed a significant relationship between sports motivation and athlete satisfaction, as well as individual and team character and athlete satisfaction. Thus, a significant relationship existed between the three variables of interest. Among the two independent variables, individual and team character predict athlete satisfaction.