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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2020.20.08.490

Investigation on Marital Health and Marital Life Satisfaction based on Types of Marriage and Sport Activity Participation  

Choi, Chulhwan (경희대학교 체육학부)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.20, no.8, 2020 , pp. 490-498 More about this Journal
Abstract
Many international marriage immigrants experience a considerable amount of stress while adapting to a new culture they have never experienced before. This study examines the effects of marriage type and participation type in sport activity on marital health and marital life satisfaction. The 329 participants were divided into four groups based on marriage type and sport activity type. A multivariate analysis of variance was performed to explore differences in marital health and marital life satisfaction among groups. Results revealed that regardless of cultural and linguistic differences, respondents who enjoyed sport activities with their spouses had relatively higher mean scores across four factors(marital bond, marital communication, marital value-sharing, and marital life satisfaction) than couples who did not. This study found sport activity participation positively impacted marital life, and results would provide insightful data to help people achieve a happier married life in multicultural society.
Keywords
Sport Participation; International Marriage; Multicultural Society; Marital Health; Marital Life Satisfaction;
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