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Abstract

ABSTRACT

The Effects of Cognitive Ability on Leisure Commitment and Life Satisfaction in Water Sports Participants

KIM JAE HEUNG Adviser : Prof. JO DONG-JIN Department of Physical Education Graduate School of Chosun University

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of cognitive ability on leisure commitment and life satisfaction in water sports participants. For these purpose, 220 samples were selected using cluster random sampling. The unreliable data with double or no answers of questionnaires were excluded from data analysis and data clarification was conducted via a search for response error. Finally, 197 samples were used for the final analysis. A research instrument used was a questionnaire survey. The questionnaire which was tested for reliability and validity in previous studies at home and abroad was modified and complemented for the purpose of study. The questionnaire consisted of demographic characteristics, cognitive ability, leisure commitment, and life satisfaction items. This researcher and another researcher directly visited the subjects and explained the purpose and administration method of questionnaire to them to examine the relationship between cognitive ability and leisure commitment and life satisfaction in water sports participants. The questionnaire was completed by the self-administering method. For the response results returned by the data collection method of this study, data with unreliable, double, or no answers were excluded from data analysis. Only reliable data were coded and inputted into a computer and processed for the analytical purpose using the statistical program, SPSS/PC Window 18.0 Version. Detailed data processing was as follows. First, correlation analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between cognitive ability and leisure commitment and life satisfaction in water sports participants. Second, standard multiple regression was conducted to examine the effects of cognitive ability on leisure commitment in water sports participants. Third, standard multiple regression was conducted to examine the effects of cognitive ability on life satisfaction in water sports participants. The analysis of the relationship between cognitive ability and leisure commitment and life satisfaction in water sports participants through study methods and procedures as mentioned above suggests the following results. First, water sports participants' cognitive ability had a significant effect on all sub-factors of leisure commitment including cognitive and behavioral commitment. Second, water sports participants' cognitive ability had a significant effect on all sub-factors of life satisfaction including physical, recreational, and social activity. Third, the partial correlation was found between cognitive ability and leisure commitment and life satisfaction in water sports participants.