Human life has shown a tendency to the decrease of physical activities because of the convenience from the development of science and technology and high economic growth. The lack of exercise caused by such phenomenon has weakened people's health and ...
Human life has shown a tendency to the decrease of physical activities because of the convenience from the development of science and technology and high economic growth. The lack of exercise caused by such phenomenon has weakened people's health and body strength. It is even threatening human life itself as pollution and the destruction of nature do to us.
This research aims to help the formation of sound family and the improvement of the quality of life, by examining the relationship between housewives' participation in swimming and their satisfaction with their lives and leisure time.
It also aims to present explanatory basis to the participants of physical education in every day life. Continuous physical activities can make human life keep healthy and improve it. Therefore it seems to be very meaningful to examine the relationship between the housewives'( the women who are participating in swimming) satisfaction with their lives and leisure time.
The subjects of this study are divided into swimming participants as a test group and non-participants as a controlled group. The housewives who resides in Ulsan in 2001 compose the population and samples were selected among them.
And they were given questionnaires which had been examined in validity and reliability by the preceding research.
To analyze the data, in this research, the coefficient of correlation was computed through correlation analysis to inquire the relation between the variables.
To examine the degree of contentment that the housewives can have by enjoying swimming, Analysis of Covariance was carried out while individual characteristics being controlled. Moreover Multiple regression analysis and Path analysis was done to find the cause and effect between the variables.
The result of this research is as follows.
First, There are some factors, such as the income of the family, the educational standard, and experience in sports before marriage, that has positive effect on the participation in swimming.
Second, the higher housewives' educational standard is, the more satisfied they become with their leisure time.
Third, as the income of the family and the degree of subjective health recognition become higher, housewives are more content with their lives.
Fourth, housewives who take part in swimming are more satisfied with their lives and leisure time than the ones who don't.
Fifth, the participants' age, income, and subjective health have influence on the period of swimming.
Sixth, among the participants the housewives whose income is higher get more content with their lives.
Seventh, the housewives, who participate in swimming more often, show higher level of contentment in leisure time.
Eighth, the housewives, who participate in swimming for longer period, show high level of contentment in their life.
On the basis of the results above mentioned, this research reached a conclusion that the housewives' participation in swimming can improve the quality of their lives and leisure.
In conclusion, it is advisable to motivate the housewives to participate in swimming continuously.