Do Sex, Age and Marital Status Influence the Motivations of Amateur Marathon Runners? The Poznan Marathon Case Study The purpose of this study was to describe reasons to participate in a marathon and their context with marital status, age and gender. A total of 433 runners, of which 144 women and 349 men, completed the Polish version of the so-called Motivation of Marathoners Scale with 9 dimensions published as part of an online survey at the Pozen Marathon in Poland (2019). The age of athletes (19-25, 26-35, 36-50, 51-70 years) and the civil level (single, married, divorced) were queried by the participants. The results showed that statistically significant associations between the motivational aspects of the athletes and the sex and age of the athletes were found.For this purpose, three dimensions of the Motivational of Marathoners Scale - statistically associated with the gender of the athletes, another three dimensions were different due to age, and finally, the civil level in none of the dimensions showed differences. In addition, in the multivariate analysis, in the civil level, gender and age group were compared according to the motivation of Marathoners Scale, no statistical differences were found.
The reasons for participating in recreational runners on a marathon are different depending on certain socio-demographic variables.Therefore, these characteristics should be considered in order to provide the athlete’s best information to participate in such events. The whole work can be found under https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02151/full