The purpose of this research is to find out psychological well-being of Taekwondo trainees and define the relationship between self-efficacy and psychological well-being of them. For this research, I extracted the first round sample unit from Taekwond...
The purpose of this research is to find out psychological well-being of Taekwondo trainees and define the relationship between self-efficacy and psychological well-being of them. For this research, I extracted the first round sample unit from Taekwondo trainees in middle and high school students in Incheon in year 2008 through group random sampling among probability sampling methods as the first stage. As the second stage, I extracted 300 survey subjects using convenience sampling method. The data collected in this research was done statistics process using the SAS system for windows (release 9.1). Factor analysis, Cronbach′α assumption, t-test, one-way ANOVA, correlation analysis, and multi linear regression analysis were used as data analysis techniques. Results from the methods and processes are as follows. First, in the difference with psychological well-being in accordance with the sex of Taekwondo trainee, men showed lower aspect than women with statistical significance. Men showed lower personal growth than women with statistical significance. In difference of psychological well-being in terms of training period of Taekwondo trainee, rank 1 had lower self-acceptance than rank 2 with statistical significance. Rank 1 had lower purpose for life than rank 2 with statistical significance than rank 1. Rank 1 had lower personal growth than rank 2 with statistical significance. In difference of psychological well-being by level of Taekwondo trainee’s school, middle school student had lower positive aspect than high school student, and middle school student had lower self-control than high school student. Middle school student had lower environment domination than high school student. Middle school student showed lower personal growth than high school student. Such difference had statistical significance. In difference of psychological well-being in terms of subjective health status of Taekwondo trainee, in the ‘purpose of life,’ more answered in ‘average’ than ‘weak’ for health with statistical significance. Second, there were small and big correlations between the correlations in self-efficacy and psychological well-being of Taekwondo trainee with statistical significance. In the effect of Taekwondo trainee’s self-efficacy on psychological well-being, overall subordinate factor had statistically significant effect on self-acceptance of psychological well-being, and the self-control efficacy had the biggest effect. Overall subordinate factor of Taekwondo trainee’s self-efficacy had statistically significant effect on self-control of psychological well-being, and self-control efficacy had the biggest effect. Overall subordinate of Taekwondo trainee’s self-efficacy had statistically significant effect on positive factor, and self-control efficacy had the biggest effect. Overall subordinate factor of Taekwondo trainee’s self-efficacy had statistically significant effect on self-control of psychological well-being, and self-control efficacy had the biggest effect. Overall subordinate factor of Taekwondo trainee’s self-efficacy had statistically significant effect on personal growth of psychological well-being, and confidence had the biggest effect.