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activity is interest/enjoyment, followed by competence. Table 5 displays the results
of the Tukey Highest Significant Difference analysis.
The Tukey HSD test found three pairs with significant differences:
Interest/Enjoyment versus Fitness, Interest/Enjoyment versus Social, and
Competence versus Fitness. The average score for Interest/Enjoyment (6.29) was
much higher than for Fitness (5.54), indicating that participants were far more
motivated by enjoying activities and finding them fun (e.g., "I just do it to have
fun") than by fitness or health goals. Interest/Enjoyment (6.29) also scored higher
than Social (5.64), showing that fun was a stronger motivator than social aspects
such as spending time with friends. Finally, Competence (5.96) scored higher than
Fitness (5.54), suggesting that feeling skilled or capable (e.g., "Strengthen my
skills") was a more important motivator than fitness.
These findings indicate that Interest/Enjoyment (having fun) was the top
reason kids participated in camp activities, followed by Competence (feeling
skilled). Fitness and Social reasons were less important. Other comparisons (e.g.,
Interest/Enjoyment vs. Competence) did not show significant differences, likely
because their scores were closer together. These findings align with quotes like "I
just do it to have fun" and suggest that making activities enjoyable and skill-
focused is key to motivating these youth.
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