Abstract
This study examines the psychological determinants of sports participation and engagement of college students enrolled in undergraduate program for the academic year 2024-2025. This study was conducted on the 3rd week of October 2024 at colleges and universities in Cotabato Province. The goal of this correlational study was to determine the relationship between the psychological determinants of sports participation and sports engagement of college students at selected state universities and colleges within Cotabato Province. The study had a total of 400 respondents from different colleges and universities. Moreover, two adapted research instruments were used to determine the relationship between psychological determinants and sports engagement. A stratified random sampling technique was used to determine the number of participants. This study was used descriptive statistical tool of Mean, standard deviation and Pearson-r to interpret the data. The results revealed that psychological determinants are moderate with an overall mean of 2.94, while sports engagement is high with an overall mean of 3.75. This study revealed that there was no significant relationship between psychological determinants and sports engagement (r-value=-.07, p-value .13). Additionally, the researcher designed a sports development based on the results.
