Motivation behind running among older adult runners

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dc.contributor.authorLeón Guereño, Patxi
dc.contributor.authorGalindo Domínguez, Héctor
dc.contributor.authorBalerdi Eizmendi, Eneko
dc.contributor.authorRozmiarek, Mateusz
dc.contributor.authorMalchrowicz Mośko, Ewa
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-13T18:25:02Z
dc.date.available2025-06-13T18:25:02Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-29
dc.date.updated2025-06-13T18:25:02Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: Recreational running has greatly increased over the last decade, and different research has tried to understand the motivation that leads these amateur athletes to run. However, most research has focused on adult athletes, while the motivation behind older adult athletes has been overlooked. Methods: The aim of this research was to analyse the motivational aspects of amateur runners aged over 50 years, and to consider the influence that years of practice, type of participation and some socio-demographical variables have on these older adults’ motivation behind running. 244 older adult amateur athletes in total completed an online survey with the 56 items contained in the motivation of marathoners scales (MOMS), 108 of whom were female (44%), and 136 were male runners (56%). Athletes were asked about their years’ running experience (< 1 year, 1–5 years, 6–10 years, > 10 years), their participation in running events (recreationally, half marathon, marathon, ultramarathon) and age (ranges 50–60, more than 60 years), gender (male, female), family life (whether in a relationship or not), and whether they had children (yes, no). Results: The results showed statistical differences in the nine MOMS dimensions in terms of years’ running experience and participation in different running events. Moreover, older adult runners’ gender and age subsequently showed statistical differences with five and six motivational factors respectively, while athletes that did not have children were more likely to run regarding competition and showing recognition. Family life did not show any statistical association with any of the dimensions on the scale in this population, while regression analyses showed that, mainly, years’ running experience and participation were positively predicted, together with most motivational dimensions, while having children was negatively predicted in some of them. Conclusions: This study showed that older adult runners’ reasons for participating differ from those obtained in previous studies, especially regarding training experience and participation in events. Therefore, the older adult population should be specifically addressed.en
dc.identifier.citationLeón-Guereño, P., Galindo-Domínguez, H., Balerdi-Eizmendi, E., Rozmiarek, M., & Malchrowicz-Mośko, E. (2021). Motivation behind running among older adult runners. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/S13102-021-00366-1
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/S13102-021-00366-1
dc.identifier.eissn2052-1847
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/3051
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2021
dc.subject.otherAge
dc.subject.otherAmateur
dc.subject.otherChildren
dc.subject.otherFamily life
dc.subject.otherGender
dc.subject.otherMotivation
dc.subject.otherOlder adult
dc.subject.otherParticipation
dc.subject.otherRunning
dc.subject.otherSilver runners
dc.subject.otherYears’ experience
dc.titleMotivation behind running among older adult runnersen
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.titleBMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
oaire.citation.volume13
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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