title: Motivation to participate of divers with and without disabilities.
abstract: 8 divers with disabilities and 8 able-bodied divers completed a survey regarding motivation to participate in SCUBA. Analysis showed that the two groups participated in SCUBA mainly for how it made them feel emotionally. Groups had comparable rankings of the three most and least important reasons for participation.
authors.affiliation: San Jose State University, CA 95192-0054, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yarwasky
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Furst
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D004242:Diving / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000523:psychology