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The purpose of this study was to determine the reasons for starting sport and life satisfaction of
primary school handball players according to some variables. In this study, a triple questionnaire
form was used for collecting data. It was composed of a personal information form which consisted
fourteen questions in the first part. The second part was Satisfaction with Life Scale and the third
part was Participation Motivation Questionnaire. For comparisons more than two groups Kruskal
Wallis variance analysis and in bilateral comparisons Bonferroni Mann Whitney U tests were used.
The Spearman Correlation analysis was done for the level of relationships between the Participation
Motivation Questionnaire and satisfaction with Life. The study population was composed of 14
provinces of turkey from seven regions by taking two large cities from each region, and sample
groups occurred with 350 girls and 350 boys for a total of 700 primary student handball players.
When the primary school handball player’s sport participation and satisfaction with life subscales
were determined; region, sport experience, number of sibling, parents’ education and monthly
income variables were found significant (p<.01, p<.05). Also in our findings about relationships
between sport participation and life satisfaction, it was seen that there were negative and weak
relationships in all subscales. In conclusion, it was determined that primary school handball players
participated in sports for entertainment, they had middle life satisfaction and the relationships
between participating sport and life satisfaction was negative and weak. It was seen that despite
increasing in the satisfaction of life, the sport participation decreased.
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