• Journal of Sport and Applied Science
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.19-25
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• 2020

Purpose: Today, participation rate of water sport has been dramatically increased due to expansion of leisure time and concerns. The purpose of this study is to identify the effect of the exercise commitment of university water sport participants on re-participation intentions and to induce insights for expanding water sport industry. Research design, data, and methodology: Subjects were collected from undergraduate students who participated water sports class in University. The sample was extracted by purposive sampling of nonprobability sampling method. To achieve the purpose of the research, survey was processed to 281 subjects. SPSS Version 21.0 was used to analyze the data. All statistical significance level was set to p<.05. In terms of measurement, items of demographic information, exercise commitment, and re-participation intentions were utilized. Results: The results are as follows. Frist, in the difference in exercise commitment and re-participation intention according to the grade, only the re-participation intention was significant. The effects of the exercise commitment of university water sport participants on re participation intentions were statistically significant. Conclusions: The findings indicate the function of sport club participants' commitment towards water sports in promoting their intentions to re-participation. The study suggested insights and future directions for expanding water sport markets and related industry.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.1459-1469
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationships among sport enjoyment, participation satisfaction, and participation adherence intention of water leisure sports participants in Busan. The study conducted a research survey through purposive sampling method after selecting 3 water leisure sports center in Busan. 360 questionnaires distributed and 352 were selected as final valid sample by removing 8 questionnaires that have insufficient answers. Hypothesis test on collected data was conducted by using SPSS 20.0 and AMOS 19.0 programs. The results were as followings. First, sport enjoyment had a significant effect on participation satisfaction. Second, sport enjoyment had effect on participation adherence intention. Third, participation satisfaction had effect on participation adherence intention. Fourth, sport enjoyment had directly positive effect on participation adherence intention. In addition, it had effect on participation adherence intention as the partial mediation of the participation satisfaction.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.215-222
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among physical self-concept, leisure sport participation satisfaction, and leisure sport participation level. By analysing a total of 353 university students participating in leisure sport with structural equation modeling through AMOS 20.0 statistics program, this study found the followings. First, the physical self-concept has a positive influence on leisure sport participation satisfaction. Second, leisure sport participation level has a positive influence on leisure sport participation satisfaction. Third, there was no significant mediating effect of leisure sport participation level on the relationship between physical self-concept and leisure sport participation satisfaction.

• Journal of Sport and Applied Science
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.19-25
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• 2022

Purpose: This study attempts to investigate causal and intervening conditions for sport participation of Korean immigrants in the United States. Research design, data, and methodology: Grounded theory approach was used to develop a conceptual framework that presents the psychosocial processes that occur in immigrants' experience of sport participation. Participants were selected purposefully for information-rich cases. Korean immigrants with current experience of having periodically participated in sports were the criterion for sample selection. Based on selection criteria, 9 Korean immigrants took part in interview. The interview discussions were taped and transcribed verbatim into a Word file. The process for data analysis included four grounded theory approaches of purposive and theoretical sampling, an open and axial coding, memo writing, and finally the development of the conceptual framework. Results: Six concepts were revealed in the causal conditions that facilitate the process of immigrants' sport participation in the states: Personal experience, significant others, personality, physical environment, psychological well-being, and social connection. Three concepts were revealed as the intervening conditions that block the process of immigrants' sport participation in the states: Conflict with cultural change of organization, Pressure at workplace, and Economic constraints. Conclusions: Conceptual model presents causal and intervening factors. Further implications were discussed.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.603-610
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• 2016

The purpose of this research is to define the relationship of sport commitment and re-participation intension in marine sports participant. For the purposes of this study, yachting, windsurfing, scuba diving, and mariner sports canoe total of 200 targets the participants involved in the survey. The results of exploratory factor analysis and reliability analysis to analyze the construct validity and internal consistency were found to comply with the standard. Therefore, as a result of the correlation and regression analysis to analyze the relationship between the sport commitment and re-participation intension, the correlation between each variable and showed a positive correlation. Also, cognitive behavioral commitment and engagement of the sport commitment of marine sports enthusiasts was found on both the positive effect on the re-participation intension. As a result, the sport commitment turned out to be an important factor immersed in marine sports participation. In addition, it is believed to be on ways to increase positive emotions in empirical terms.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.655-664
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to verify the relationships among sport enjoyment, leisure satisfaction, and continuous participation intention in ski class. The study conducted a research survey through purposive sampling method. 280 questionnaires distributed and 271 were selected as final valid sample by removing 9 questionnaires that have insufficient answers. Hypothesis test on collected data was conducted by using SPSS 20.0 and AMOS 18.0 programs. The results were as followings. First, sport enjoyment factors a significant effect on psychological satisfaction, environmental satisfaction. Second, sport enjoyment factors had effect on re-participation intention, word of mouth intention. Third, leisure satisfaction had effect on re-participation intention, word of mouth intention. In addition, it had effect on continuos participation intention as the partial mediation of the leisure satisfaction.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.9 no.8
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• pp.235-246
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to verify the structural relationship between the participation behavior, excercise behavior, sport Image and exercise Continuation of the badminton club members, The results were as follows: First, the variables that affected the sport image for the item were fun among sub-factors of participation behavior, self-esteem and stress relief among sub-factors of exercise behaviors. Second, the sport image was affecting the exercise continuation. Finally, participation and Exercise behaviors indirectly affected the exercise continuation that through sport image. The results of this study proved that sport image plays an important role as a mediator in the relationship between participation behavior, exercise behavior, and exercise continuation, and it is meaningful to provide basic data on the role of the sport image.

• Journal of Sport and Applied Science
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 2018

Today, the population of cycle participants is consistently increasing. Cycling is becoming not only a form of physical exercise but also a form of tourism in which cycle activities are related to visiting a particular destination. With the perspective of participation sport tourism, the purpose of this study is to investigate how the level of cycle tourists' participation affects their quality of life. An online survey link was sent to cycle participants to collect data. Out of the total 337 respondents, a total of 226 samples were used for the final analysis, disregarding those that were found to be inadequate or unreliable. For data analysis, frequency analysis, reliability test, validity, correlations, and regressions were employed with SPSS 22.0. For our first result, we found that the level of cycle participation did not significantly affect the quality of physical life. Second, the level of cycle participation did not have significant effect on the quality of mental life. Third, the level of cycle participation behavior did not have a significant effect on the quality of social life. Fourth, the level of cycle participation behavior did not have a significant effect on the quality of environmental life. Conclusions and political implications are discussed.

• Journal of Sport and Applied Science
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.11-22
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of college sport club participants' ego-resilience on the college adjustment. Research design, data, and methodology: To accomplish the purpose, 360 participants were sampled by means stratified cluster random sampling method. Only 317 questionnaires were statistically processed, while 43 questionnaires were excluded because their respondents failed to complete instrument and judged insincere in filling out questionnaire. To analyze the data collected, statistical techniques, such as descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, independent-sample t-test, and one-way ANOVA, multiple regression analysis were used, and as for difference verification between individual groups in relation to significant results, Duncan's multiple range was conducted. Results: The following results have been drawn out via hypothesis test. First. the background variable of the college sport club participants of was proved to affect the degree of their ego-resilience on the college adjustment. Specifically, their period of participation, frequency of participation and expenses made a statistically meaningful. Second, the college sport club participants of ego-resilience were proved to affect the college adjustment. Academic adjustment, social adjustment, personal-emotional adjustment and institutional attachment made a statistically meaning-full difference. Conclusions: The findings indicate the function of sport club participants' ego-resilience in assisting their adjustment.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.117-119
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• 2006

This study examines closely impact that Sport For All participation gets in university student's self-esteem, there is the objective. Investigation target did 300 university students who is in school in four-year college in complete work random sampling for this study. Sample that use in actuality research used 296. To analyze collected data, used statistical technique Anova analysis. Through such method of study and procedure, this study deduced following results. First, in university student's Sport For All participation degree frequency difference that keep did appeared. Second, in university student's Sport For All participation degree period difference that keep did appeared. Third, in university student's Sport For All participation degree intensity difference that keep did appeared.