The purpose of this study is to clarify the relations between elderly participating in dance sports and their satisfaction degree with leisure time. In order to achieve this aim, this study analyzed the following 4 things; first, relations between the...
The purpose of this study is to clarify the relations between elderly participating in dance sports and their satisfaction degree with leisure time. In order to achieve this aim, this study analyzed the following 4 things; first, relations between the variables of their character and their satisfaction degree with leisure time, second, their satisfaction degrees with leisure time according to their participation degrees in dance-sports, third, correlations among their characters, their participation degrees in dance-sports, and their satisfaction degree with leisure time, fourth, factors influencing on their satisfaction degree with leisure time.
The subject for this study examines were male and female their over 60; 38 male persons and 235 female persons who are participating in the dance sports programs of Senior Welfare Centers, Schools of Continuing Education in universities, and Homemaker's Classes located at G district at the present time of April, 2002.
The measuring instrument used for this research was a questionnaire survey that consisted of 7 questions concerning their characters, 3 questions concerning their participation degrees in dance-sports, and 24 questions measuring their satisfaction degree with leisure time; the total number of questions was 34.
The correlative pattern of correlated variables is as follows; background variables are concerning their characters, for example, gender, age, school career, place of residence, cohabitation type, pocket money of a month; independent variables are set into frequency of their participating in dance sports, length of participation time, duration period of their participation in dance sports; subordinate variables are variables of lower rank such as psychological satisfaction with leisure time, educational satisfaction, social satisfaction, relaxational satisfaction, physiological satisfaction, and environmental satisfaction with leisure time.
The collected data were statistically analyzed by Frequency Analysis, One-way ANOVA, T-test, Correlation Analysis, and Regression Analysis.
The below study results were obtained as in the above research methods and procedures.
First, any significant differences among satisfaction degrees with leisure time were not shown their characters such as gender, age, school career, place of residence, cohabitation type, and pocket money of a month.
Second, with respect to relations of their satisfaction degrees with leisure time and their participation in dance sports, significant differences were shown according to length of participation time and duration period of their participation in dance sports. They were satisfied with the time length of from 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours most. They were satisfied with the duration period of over 2 years most.
Third, a high correlative degree was shown between time length of participation in dance sports and satisfaction degree with leisure time.
Fourth, the longer was the duration period of dance sports participation, the higher was an old person's school career level, the more positive(+) was the influences on satisfaction degree with leisure time.
Summing up the study, the longer the duration period of old people's dance sports participation, the bigger was the influential power on their satisfaction degrees with leisure time.