The practice of recreational street running in the southwest of Paraná: a study on motivational factors ; La práctica del carrera de calle recreativa en el suroeste de Paraná: um estudio sobre factores motivacionales ; A prática da corrida de rua recreativa no sudoeste do Paraná: um estudo sobre fatores motivacionais

Objective: To analyze the motivational aspects associated with the practice of street running in recreational runners in southwestern Paraná. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional and quantitative study. 91 recreational runners of both genders, with a mean age of 38.4±10. 2 years, participated in this research. A form of individual characteristics and the Inventory of Motivation for the Practice of Physical Activity (IMPRAF-126) were used as data collection instruments. The sample was dichotomized into an adherence group, with less than one year of practice, and a permanence group, with more than one year of practice. The Friedman test, the Bonferroni post hoc correction and the U-Mann-Whitney test were used to assess the differences between the motivational dimensions. Results: Health (4.60±0.41) and pleasure (4.41±0.53) were the strongest motivational aspects for the practice of street running, with a statistically significant difference (p<0. 05) for the others. Stress control (3.99±0.67), sociability (3.83±0.83), and aesthetics (3.56±0.95) showed median motivational scores, not statistically different from each other (p >0.05). Competitiveness (2.42±0.98) was the lowest motivational factor. No significant differences were found in the motivational dimensions between the adherence and permanence groups. Conclusion: The motivational aspects with the greatest influence on the practice of street running are pleasure and health, both for adherence and for staying in the modality. ; Objetivo: Analizar los aspectos motivacionales asociados a la práctica de carrera de calle en corredores recreativos del suroeste de Paraná. Metodología: Se trata de un estudio transversal y cuantitativo. Participaron de esta investigación 91 corredores recreativos de ambos sexos, con una edad media de 38,4±10,2 años. Se utilizó como instrumentos de recolección de datos un formulario de características individuales y el Inventario de Motivación para la Práctica de Actividad Física (IMPRAF-126). La muestra se dicotomizó en un ...