The Effects of Self-Leadership and Intrinsic Motivation on Athletic Performance in College Athletes

The purpose of this study was to compare and analyze the effects of self-leadership and intrinsic motivation on athletic performance of college athletes. A total of 207 college athletes (male = 167, female = 40) were collected by convenience sampling among non-probability sampling methods. The collected data were analyzed by frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, descriptive statistics analysis, correlation analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis using SPSS 26.0. As a result of the verification, first, natural compensation and behavior-oriented behavior were found to have a positive effect on the dependent variable, exercise life performance, and in the hierarchical regression analysis stage 2, natural compensation, behavior-oriented, and intrinsic motivation were found to have a positive effect. Second, in the first stage of hierarchical regression analysis, behavior-oriented and constructive thinking were found to have a positive effect on the dependent variable, performance, and in the second stage of hierarchical regression analysis, only behavior-oriented factors were found to have a positive effect. This study will serve as basic data for successfully managing the performance of college athletes.