en مديريت ورزشی و شاخه‌های وابسته بدان Sport Management and its related branches مقاله اصیل Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Background. </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">It is well known that the concept of e-sports has undergone significant development today. E-sports is a branch of sport based on online games. As a professional activity, it is equated with competitive activity.<br> <b>Objectives.</b> The aim of the study is to determine the motivation of the students of the Faculty of Sports Sciences to participate in e-sports.<br> <b>Methods. </b>The research group of the study consists of volunteer students with an average age of 20.15&plusmn;2.57 years, studying at the sports science faculties of Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Gazi University, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, and Kırıkkale Universities. The participants consist of a total of 265 university students, 105 of whom are female and 160 of whom are male. The E-Sports Participation Motivation Scale (EKMS) developed by &Ouml;z and &Uuml;st&uuml;n (2019) was used to collect data.<br> <b>Results. </b>As a result of the study, it was found that there was a significant difference in favor of women only in the competence sub-dimension of the gender variable in the motivation to participate in e-sports (p<0.05). while the region of residence, monthly income, and ownership of a personal device had no influence on the motivation to participate in e-sports was achieved.<br> <b>Conclusion.</b> The number of studies in the field of e-sports is increasing every day. It is inevitable that these studies will contribute to the development and spread of e-sports. The increase of more comprehensive and qualitative research-based approaches in this field will contribute to the popularity of e-sports and the diversity of application areas</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">.</span></span></span></span></span></div> E-Sport, Participation Motivation, University Students 0 0 http://aassjournal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-11-2262-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Yasin Arslan arslan@gazi.edu.tr 100319475328460013595 100319475328460013595 Yes Faculty of Sports Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye Ceren Suveren cerensuveren@gazi.edu.tr 100319475328460013596 100319475328460013596 No Faculty of Sports Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye Tebessüm Ayyildiz Durhan 100319475328460013597 100319475328460013597 No Faculty of Sports Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye