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Commitment in Sport from the Perspective of Malaysian Adults

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Advancing Sports and Exercise via Innovation

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Involvement in sport on regular basis is essential to ensure healthy lifestyle. Therefore, it is important to understand the factors that influence commitment in sport. Up to date, Sport Commitment Questionnaire-2 (SCQ-2) (Scanlan et al. in Psychol Sport Exerc 22:233–246, 2016) often utilised to comprehend the motivation of sport users to maintain their participation in sports. The objective of the study is to examine the differences in sports commitment and reasons that motivate coaches to participate in sports. A quantitative study with random sampling method using questionnaire was administered to Malaysian adults who play various sports. They have completed the questionnaire that consists of demographic information and SCQ-2 (Scanlan et al. in Psychol Sport Exerc 22:233–246, 2016). The SCQ-2 scale consists of 58 items with twelve subscales and structured on a five-point Likert scale and descriptive items. The independent t-test and one-way ANOVA were conducted to examine the differences in sports commitment among gender and age groups. There was a total of 389 respondents with a mean age of 36.41 years old (SD = 10.46) which completed the questionnaire. The participants consist of 254 (65.3%) male and 135 (34.7%) were female. The independent sample t-test showed that there was significant difference in enthusiastic commitment (p = 0.01) across gender, but there is no significant difference in constraints commitment (p = 0.29) across gender. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) on enthusiastic commitment and constraints commitment shows significant variation among age groups. A post hoc Tukey will be shown in the discussion part to show the difference. Lastly, the results showed that sport enjoyment is the main reason nurturing the motivation to participate in sport among working adults in Malaysia. Whereas, other opportunities was not the main concern for Malaysian adult to take part in sport. Adult Malaysians reviewed that sport enjoyment encourage them to participate in sport. It shows that Malaysian adults enjoy the moment of relaxation that sports could bring to them as well as element of enjoyment despite of hectic working schedule. This promotes healthy lifestyle and preparing productive workers.

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  1. Centre of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Arthur Ling & Teo Eng Wah

  2. Institute of Teacher Education Batu Lintang Campus, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

    Ngien Siong Chin, Michelle Wong & Holyvia Lau

  3. Institute of Teacher Education Tun Abdul Razak Campus, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

    Kho Lee Sze

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  1. Exercise and Sports Science Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

    Garry Kuan

  2. Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City, Taiwan

    Yu-Kai Chang

  3. Victoria University, Melbourne, VLC, Australia

    Tony Morris

  4. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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  5. Centre for Fundamental and Continuing Education, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

    Rabiu Muazu Musa

  6. School of Robotics, Xi’an Jiaotong—Liverpool University, Suzhou, China

    Anwar P. P. Abdul Majeed

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Ling, A., Eng Wah, T., Chin, N.S., Sze, K.L., Wong, M., Lau, H. (2023). Commitment in Sport from the Perspective of Malaysian Adults. In: Kuan, G., Chang, YK., Morris, T., Eng Wah, T., Musa, R.M., P. P. Abdul Majeed, A. (eds) Advancing Sports and Exercise via Innovation. Lecture Notes in Bioengineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8159-3_1

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