Bisiklet Etkinliği Katılımcılarının Motivasyonları ve İlgilenimleri: İzmir İli Üzerine Bir Çalışma

Abstract

: Cycling events are activities that are carried out within the scope of bicycle tourism, offering participants experiences such as being a member of group, visiting different destinations and socializing and can be carried out with half-day or full-day tour organizations as well as with accommodation tour organizations. Determining the motivation and enduring involvement of the individuals participating in cycling events will enable organizations to be well planned and managed. In this context, the aim of this study is determining cycling event participants' motivations, measure level of their enduring involvement and examining the relationship between these two concepts. In the study, in which purposeful sampling method was used, 451 cyclists were reached. The data were obtained from the surveys applied to groups of individuals who participated in cycling activities organized by bicycle groups and other organizers in Izmir In December 2019 and in January-February-March 2020. Questionnaire data were analyzed with SPSS (Statistical Packages for Social Sciences) program. The most important finding obtained within the scope of the study is the "Personal Challenge" as the motivation dimension affects all the enduring involvement factors, which are defined as dependent variables.