The purpose of this study was to verify how much affects physical leisure to self-efficacy and propensity to depression. Further it's also intended to supply basic information for helping that aged people seek for the improvement of their mental as we...
The purpose of this study was to verify how much affects physical leisure to self-efficacy and propensity to depression. Further it's also intended to supply basic information for helping that aged people seek for the improvement of their mental as well as physical health and could enjoy their positive silver life by settling down in their life.
To take the shape of it, investigator did as of aged over 60, male 118 and female 227 totally 415 residing in Seoul, Kyungki and Incheon.
Then got to the result like this by processing χ^(2) verification, one-way ANOVA and correlation analysis. The significant level of .05 was set on this hypothesis verification.
First, the younger they felt heathy themselves and have their life partners, the more actively took part in their leisure life.
Second, propensity to depression was less found ,in the opposite, physical self- efficacy was more in the aged managing their leisure life than not doing that.
Third, the highly they felt self-efficacy, the lowly propensity to depression as there was negative correlation between physical self-efficacy and propensity to depression in the aged managing their leisure life.
Therefore, inferred it's desirable that the aged join in leisure life including physical activity and the people referred above have many interests in their health improvements