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. 2018 Oct 16;15(10):2262. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15102262

Table 7.

Motives within the scope of social orientation.

Groups of Motives Men
(n = 346)
Women
(n = 214)
All
(n = 560)
p
n % n %
Group A
Motives within the scope of social orientation
Desire to feel unity and integration with other people 171 49.4 110 51.4 281 0.649
Belonging to the subculture of runners 97 28.3 63 29.4 160 0.720
Desire to sense equality during the race 67 19.4 52 24.3 119 0.165
Desire to gain recognition in the eyes of others 70 20.2 52 24.3 122 0.257
Prevailing fashion—participation in sports events is currently fashionable 32 9.2 38 17.8 70 0.003