2025, Vol. 12, Issue 5, Part G

This paper seeks to identify the motivational factors affecting office employees' involvement in sports training at Ton Duc Thang University. The SMS - 28 motivation scale (Pelleiter et al., 1995) was used to conduct research on the inspiration for office staff to join sports training, which included seven factors: to understand, strive for expertise, external regulation, introversion, recognition, and no motivation, as well as 28 observed variables. A survey of 120 office personnel at Ton Duc Thang University revealed that their enthusiasm to participate in sports training is quite high, with an average score greater than an equilibrium point of 3.The internal and external motivation groups are identical; both are greater than the No motivation group (Amotivation). Internal motivation is higher in men than in women, and vice versa. From there, the author recommended a variety of methods to increase the motivation of Ton Duc Thang University's office personnel to participate in sports training, including six factors: knowledge, achievement, experience, external regulations, introversion, and awareness.