Study of motivational factors affecting on use of social networking by physical education students

Subject Areas : Sport Sciences Quarterly

hamid ghezelfeslo ¹ , Nasser Bai ^{2 *} , sara hajianzaei ³

1 - هیات علمی گروه تربیت بدنی دانشگاه گنبد کاووس،گرگان،ایران
2 - Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr, Iran
3 - استادیار، مدیریت ورزشی، واحد تهران مرکز، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران

Received: 2021-07-11 Accepted : 2024-09-09 Published : 2024-09-06

Keywords: Educational Usages, Recreation and Entertainment, Social Interaction, Social Networks, Learning.,

Abstract :

The purpose of present research was to study of motivational factors affecting on use of social networking by physical education students. The research method is descriptive correlational type and population of present study consisted of all physical education students in the Golestan province, which 384 students were selected as sample size by cluster sampling method. For collecting research data, Barker et al (2013) using of social networks questionnaire, and Gonzalez Sanmamed et al (2017) motivational factors in using social networks questionnaire were used. Validity of the questionnaires was verified by 8 masters of sport management and internal consistency of questionnaires by using Cronbach's alpha was determined respectively 0.84 and 0.81. Descriptive and inferential statistics methods were used for data analysis. In this regard, SPSS and PLS software were used. The results of study showed that time spent, recreation and entertainment, social interaction and educational usages were four motivational factors affecting the use of social networks by physical education students. The effect of two motivational factors of knowledge sharing and learning on the use of social networks by physical education students was not significant. According to the increasing number of social networks and their usage among students, proper planning for using these networks to achieve educational goals at universities is recommended.