This study examines personal characteristics of ski participants, participating motives, sports commitment, the difference of participating behavior, effects of participating motives on sports commitment, effects of participating motives and sports co...
This study examines personal characteristics of ski participants, participating motives, sports commitment, the difference of participating behavior, effects of participating motives on sports commitment, effects of participating motives and sports commitment on participating behavior, and casual relationship between participating motives, sports commitment, and participating motives, on the basis of results and hypothesis models from previous studies on effect of participating motives of ski participant on sports commitment and participating behavior.
To this end, ski participants of 2 ski resorts located in Gangwon-do (province) were selected as a parent population from which a total of 230 samples were gathered using cluster random sampling and 202 were chosen as the final subjects for this study, excluding 28 submitting incomplete responses.
Based on the methods and results of the analysis as outlined above, conclusions are drawn as follows.
First, there was a difference in participating motives and sports commitment of ski participants by personal characteristics. Second, participating motives of ski participants had an effect on sports commitment. Third, participating motives and sports commitment of ski participants had an effect on participating behavior. Fourth, there was a causal relationship between participating motives, sports commitment, and participating behavior of ski participants.
Findings above reveal that internal and external participating motives have an effect on cognitive and behavioral sports commitment, in connection to the causal relationship between participating motives, sports commitment, and participating behavior and that such participating motives and sports commitment have a significant effect on participating behavior. Namely, participating motives of ski participants serve to enhance sports commitment positively, and, in turn, positive sports commitment increases participating behavior. Therefore, for participating behavior, among other things, it is necessary to encourage continued participation by causing motives of ski participants.