Motivation for Physical Activity Participation of Cebu Institute of Technology

Abstract

This research identifies the motives and differences for physical activity (PA) participation between male and female students of the Cebu Institute of Technology - University. It uses a descriptive method of research, with survey questionnaire as data gathering instrument, and Microsoft Excel for statistical analyses. Findings revealed that the highest means of motivation for physical participation of male and female respondents were for the Interest motivation, while the lowest was for the Appearance motivation. Results further show that there is no significant difference between male and female motives for physical activity participation as reflected in the result of T-test for significant difference and that there is no significant difference among the five factors for motivation for both male and female respondents using a 2-Factor ANOVA.The study therefore recommends that CIT University further support students