THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MOTIVATIONS AND THE MOODS OF PHYSICALLY DISABLED PROFESSIONAL AMPUTEE FOOTBALL PLAYERS

The aim of this research is to research the relationship between the motivations and moods of physically disabled professional amputee football players and to evaluate the results according to their socio-demographic characteristics. A personal information form to determine demographic characteristics, the Sport-Specific Motivation Scale (SSAMS), which was, and the Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS) by were used in the research. The data obtained were analyzed with the help of SPSS 23.0 statistical program. In the evaluation of the data, for independent samples, t-test and One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests, and for differences between groups the "Tukey Post Hoc" test and Pearson Correlation test were used. As a result of the study, a significant relationship was found between the motivations and moods of physically disabled professional amputee football players(p < 0,05). It has been seen that football is extremely effective on motivations and moods of physically disabled individuals. It can be said that determining the personalities and psychological characteristics of disabled individuals and knowing their mood and motivation characteristics are effective on the recognition of disabled individuals.