Motivação de Deficientes na Prática de Atletismo na UFPB

Abstract

Studies on motivation have been increasing in relation to sport, the motivational aspects are important factors for permanence of the individual in sport. Some studies explain the causes, reasons and reasons that lead a person to maintenance in sports practice. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to analyze the motivation of disabled people in the practice of athletics at the UFPB. Participated in this study, 15 athletes of the Athletics of the Federal University of Paraíba of both sexes and who has some deficiency. The QMAD was translated and adapted from the Participation Motivation Questioner - PMQ (Gill et al., 1983) translated and adapted by Serpa and Frias (1991). This instrument is formed by 30 items, grouped into 6 factors, being the factor 1- Realization / Statute, Factor 2 - Sports Objectives, Factor 3 - Group Orientation, Factor 4- Excitation, Factor 5- Funtion and Factor 6- Social Influence. And the answers are given on a Likert-type scale, representing 1- "nothing important", 2- "unimportant", 3- "important", 4- "very important" and 5- "totally important”. The data were analyzed qualitatively through descriptive statistics. Consent collections, through an informed consent form signed by the participants. The study analyzed that the issues "improve technical skills" and "overcome challenges", "intrinsic" characteristics and "sport objective" category, have a greater motivational importance for the disabled in the practice of athletics in the UFPB.