The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between the level of purpose in life and satisfaction in school athletic teams and recreational sport teams. The subjects for this study were 447 male of the 34 university sports teams(18 elite...
The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between the level of purpose in life and satisfaction in school athletic teams and recreational sport teams. The subjects for this study were 447 male of the 34 university sports teams(18 elite sport teams, 16 recreational sport teams), executed the scale of Saito` purpose in life and a five-item questionnaire to assess the satisfaction. After get total mean of the scale of purpose in life, subjects were divided into two group ; high group who scored higher than total means score of purpose in life, low group who scored lower than total means score of purpose in life. Considering differ from that characteristic of elite sport teams and recreational sport teams, data were analyzed through a 2(elite, recreational sport teams)×2( high group, low purpose in life)ANOVA. The results of the analysis are as follows: The member of high group in purpose in life showed higher satisfaction than those of the low group about opportunity to improvement of motor skills, practice time, individual Motor skills, every respect on coach, member and general in life of sport teams. Although× there were no differences according to the level of purpose in life about motor skills of teams, but the member of high group in purpose in life showed higher satisfaction level than those of the low group in recreational sport teams.