지체장애인의 생활체육참여형태가 생활만족에 미치는 영향

Abstract

This study examines influences of participation in sports for all on life satisfaction and aims to develop affirmative and positive thinking and extend opportunities to participate in it. It takes purposive sampling with disabled persons between 20 and 60 years old who used sports facilities for all in G metropolitan city as of 2005, compares their satisfaction with participation in sports for all and obtains the following conclusions. 1. According to participation types of sports for all by subjects, most of respondents answered that period of their participation in it was for more than one year, frequency of participation a week was over 4 times, time required for participating in it was 2 hours, motive of participation in it was for health management and major participating item was swimming. 2. In satisfaction with participation in sports for all by demographical factors, sex showed significant difference in achievement factors between groups, women showed high satisfaction with participation in it, and the older subjects are, the higher their satisfaction are. There was statistically significant difference in health factor according to education, monthly income showed significant difference in emotional factor and subjects with higher income showed higher satisfaction. In addition, type of disability showed higher satisfaction in malformation disability. 3. Health factor showed statistically significant differences in period, frequency, time and motive of participation related to satisfaction with participation in sports for all according to types of participation. Period of participation showed higher satisfaction in group participating in it over 3 months and below 6 months with health and social factors and in group participating in it over 6 months and below 1 year with emotional and achievement factors. Frequency of participation showed higher satisfaction in participants for 2 hours in health factor, in those for 4 hours in emotional, social and achievement factors and motive of participation showed higher satisfaction for health management. 4. Correlation analysis of satisfaction with sports for all by type of participation showed significant correlations with motive of participation and health factor in degree of participation, with period and degree of participation in motive of participation, with health and achievement factor in emotional factor and with social and emotional factors and degree of participation in health factors. 5. As a result of regression analysis of satisfaction with participation in sports for all according to type of participation, health factor had an influence on degree and motive of participation, achievement factor affected time of participation and there were no statistically significant influences in all emotional, health, social and achievement factors. In conclusion, disabled persons participated in sports for all for more than 1 year and they showed higher satisfaction with health. In addition factors affecting satisfaction with participation had an influence on satisfaction with health and achievement factors and consequently, needs of sports space to take part in program for improving health and sports for all in disabled persons are urgently required and professional coaches' instruction and specialized sports program are also needed.