Caglar, EmineCanlan, YusufDemir, Murat2020-06-252020-06-252009Caglar, E., Canlan, Y., & Demir, M., (2009). Recreational Exercise Motives of Adolescents and Young Adults. JOURNAL OF HUMAN KINETICS , vol.22, 83-89.1640-5544https://doi.org/10.2478/v10078-009-0027-0https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/4328Caglar, Emine/0000-0001-6771-8955This study examined the motives for taking part in recreational exercise/sporting activities based on a sample of Turkish young people. Secondly, gender and age group differences with motivational dimensions were investigated. A total of 298 members a 6 Youth Centers voluntarily participated in this study. The Recreational Exercise Motivation Measure (REMM) was administered to all participants. Two x two MANOVA revealed significant main effect for gender (p < 0.03) and age group (p < 0.01). Univariate follow-up tests revealed that the significant main effect for gender was attributable to health subscale, and age group differences were correlated with health, body/appearance, social/enjoyment, and skill development subscales (p < 0.01). It can be concluded that health motives were more important for females than males, and motives relating to health, appearance, and social/enjoyment were more important for young adults.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRecreational exercise motivesgenderadolescentsArticle22838910.2478/v10078-009-0027-02-s2.0-75149124708Q1WOS:000273915700012Q4