Factors contribute the continuity of an athlete in UiTM Pahang / Syaza Amera Ismail

Objective of the study was to identify the main factors why athletes participate in sports and to
determine the differences between male and female of why athletes participate in sports. There
were one-hundred sixty five (n=165 ) of an athlete from UiTM Pahang who participated in the
study, age ranging from 18 to 25 years old. There is consists of sixty two females athlete
(n=62) and one-hundred and three males athlete (n=103). The Leisure Motivation Scale
(LMS) questionnaire created by Beard & Ragheb (1983) has been used to complete the study.
They are need to completed the questionnaire given that consists from three factors which is
self-esteem, enjoyment and health. The questionnaire administered in this study involved
closed-ended questions where subjects selected the most appropriate response for their
circumstance. Descriptive Statistics and Independent T-Test Statistics was used to answered
all of the research objective. An SPSS statistical package was used to determine an athlete
means, standard deviations, minimums, maximums, and frequencies. Analysis of data revealed
that an athlete from UiTM Pahang tend to continue and participate in sports because from the
three factors.