This study was to develop the scales of the exercise satisfaction of high school athletes based on the degree of life satisfaction and work satisfaction. For the purpose of this study, 96 items were extracted from life satisfaction index designed by N...
This study was to develop the scales of the exercise satisfaction of high school athletes based on the degree of life satisfaction and work satisfaction. For the purpose of this study, 96 items were extracted from life satisfaction index designed by Nergarten, Havighurst, & Tobin(1979) and job diagnostic survey developed by Hackman & Lawer(1971) and Hackman & Oldman(1976). After the modifications of the question items, they were delivered to 344(male 198, female 146) athletes in kwangju city and Chonnam province. To develope the scale, some statistical processes were executed such as the computation of Cronbach`s a coefficient, the determination procedure of factor demand through main factor analysis, Varimax rotation. The results obtained from this study were as follows ; 1. There were three sub-factors in the exercise satisfaction of high school athletes. Factor I included seven items of environmental satisfaction. Factor II included eleven items of exercise satisfaction. Factor III included four items of self permission. 2. After the credibility analysis of the scale, it turned out that there were .86 for Fact I, .85 for Fact II, and .74 for Fact III. The overall credibility index was .93. Therefore, it could be evaluated that the scale of exercise satisfaction for high school athletes would be good measure in terms of credibility and reliability.