A Study on the Leisure Participation and Its Variables of Married Women

기혼여성의 여가활동참여와 관련변인에 관한 연구

The purpose of this study was to empirically verify the influence of socio-demographic variables, leisure motivation, and leisure barriers on leisure participation of married women, and provide a basis for the development of leisure education. The subject of this study were 422 married women and interviewed with a questionnaire. The data were analyzed by SPSS/PC＋ program for the frequency, mean, standard deviation, Crdnbach's $\alph$$\alpha$ , and regression. The major results of this study were as follows: 1. The score of self-developmental motivation, time and expenses barriers, which was the highest among the other variables. Married women frequently participate in time spending activities. 2. Frequencies of leisure participation differ according to socio-demographic variables, leisure motivation and leisure barriers. 3. The score of relative contribution of leisure barriers on leisure participation was the highest among the other variables.