The relationship between student athletes' motivation and overall university satisfaction among UPM SUKIPT athletes / Mohamad Hafiz Mohd Khiruddin

This study addressed seven (7) main purposes which are: (1) to identify the student athletes' academic and athletic motivation among UPM Suki pt athletes'; (2) to identify overall university satisfaction among UPM Sukipt athletes'; (3) to determine the difference between male and female student athletes in academic motivation among UPM Sukip t athletes'; ( 4) to determine the difference between male and female student athletes in athletic motivation among UPM Sukipt athletes'; (5) to detem1ine the difference between male and female student athletes in balance score among UPM Sukipt athletes'; (6) to determine the difference between male and female student athletes in overall university satisfaction among UPM Sukipt athletes'; (7) to determine the relationship between the student athletes' motivational and overall university satisfaction among UPM Sukipt athletes'. This study used a correlation study and descriptive research study. Survey by using questionnaire to 210 purposely selected among the UPM Sukipt athletes' population. The questionnaire consists of three sections: Section A for respondent demographic, section B for student athlete motivation between student and athletic and section C for university student satisfaction. The result shows that there are significant relationships between the student athletes' motivational and overall college satisfaction among UPM Sukipt athletes'. Based on the result of data from the balance score & total satisfaction, r = 0.801 and p¬ value <0.01, shows that the relationship between the student athletes' motivational and overall college satisfaction among UPM Sukip t athletes' is higher correlation and positive correlation since the r is near to 1.