TY - JOUR AU - Silva, António Lopes AU - Quaresma, António PY - 2019/11/18 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Motivation and martial arts and combat sports participation: a study protocol JF - Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas JA - Rev. artes marciales asiát. VL - 14 IS - 2s SE - Articles DO - 10.18002/rama.v14i2s.6011 UR - https://revistas.unileon.es/ojs/index.php/artesmarciales/article/view/6011 SP - 34-36 AB - <div><p>Martial arts and combat sports (MA&amp;CS) popularity has been growing, and their associated benefits are widely known. Several studies report psychological benefits related to MA&amp;CS participation. Albeit there is a broad body of research (following the tenets of self-determination theory - SDT) on motivation in sport and exercise, research in MA&amp;CS motivation is scarce or very specific to single disciplines or styles. The objective of this study is to understand the motivational mechanisms for adherence and retention on MA&amp;C practice, to identify differences between MA&amp;CS on participants’ basic psychological needs and the quality of their motivational regulation. Mediation analysis will be conducted to explore the mechanisms of motivation on MA&amp;CS participation.</p></div> ER -