The study of validity and reliability of motivations questionnaire for women's participation in recreational water sports

This study aims to build Women's participation motivations questionnaire in recreational water sports and reliability and validity. In this study, 283 people of women Khorasan Razavi Province from 4000 people were selected using random cluster as statistical sample. In this study, after the survey content validity, to check the structural validity exploratory factor analysis was used and reliability Cronbach's alpha and data analysis the software SPSS version 18 was used. According to factor analysis motivations women’s participation questionnaire in recreational water sports were classified in eight groups with titles of: Enjoyment and relaxation (7 items), fitness (4 items), Health and Hygiene (4 items), skill 3 items), Social dimensions (6 items), Success and recognition (7 items), Prevention and treat disease (3 items), Supremacy (3 items). The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated by using Cronbach's alpha correlation coefficient (α=0/890). Enjoyment and relaxation (4/43±0/53), fitness 4/39±0/57) and Health and Hygiene (4/26±0/59) were most important motivations of women’s participation in recreational water sports. Results of this study showed, Obtained 37 questions questionnaire is an appropriate Scale for measuring women’s participation motivations in recreational water sports.