중·고등학생의 스포츠활동 참여동기가 리더십 및 학교적응에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine and confirm the effects of motivation to participate in sports activities on leadership and school adjustment in middle and high school students. The findings will be used for basic information for adolescents to efficiently participate in sports activities and provide scientific and empirical data. For this purpose, middle and high school students participating in sports activities in Gwangju Metropolitan City were researched. Using convenience sampling, a total of 500 students were sampled. A questionnaire survey was used for the study instrument. The instruments which were tested for reliability and validity were modified and added for the purpose of this study. The questionnaire consisted of demographic characteristics, motivation to participate, leadership, and school adjustment. For the procedures of the study, a researcher and a graduate student directly visited middle and high school students participating in sports activities. They explained the purpose of and how to complete the questionnaire. The self-administering method was used to complete the questionnaire. The collected data were computerized by SPSS/PC 22.0 version for Windows for the purpose of analysis. Detailed data processing methods were as follows. First, frequency analysis was used to analyze subjects’ general characteristics. Second, exploratory factor analysis and reliability analysis were used to analyze items of motivation to participate in sports activities, leadership, and school adjustment in middle and high school students. Third, standard multiple regression was used to analyze the effects of motivation to participate in sports activities on leadership and school adjustment in middle and high school students. Fourth, correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation among motivation to participate in sports activities, leadership, and school adjustment in middle and high school students. The effects of motivation to participate in sports activities on leadership and school adjustment in middle and high school students were analyzed through the above methodology and procedures. Finally, the following conclusions were drawn. First, it was found that motivation to participate in sports activity had a significant effect on sub-factors of leadership(deliberate, consultative, aggressive, and personal leadership). Second, it was found that motivation to participate in sports activity had a significant effect on sub-factors of school adjustment(teacher relationship, peer relationship, classes, and school rules). Third, it was found that motivation to participate in sports activities, leadership, and school adjustment were correlated in middle and high school students.