| Summary: | 碩士 === 臺北巿立體育學院 === 休閒運動管理學系碩士班 === 100 === The purpose of this study was to discuss the distribution of demographic variables for seniors who go to the sports centers in Taipei City to swim; the current situations, difference, and correlation of leisure involvement, leisure benefits, and leisure constraints of swimming for seniors would also be discussed. Seniors who go swimming in sports centers in Taipei City were the study subjects. Questionnaire investigation was adopted, and convenient sampling was used for investigation; 404 copies of questionnaires were distributed and 395 copies of questionnaires were valid, so the effective received rate was 97%. The data analytical methods that this study used included descriptive statistical analysis, factor analysis, independent-sample t test, one way ANOVA, and stepwise multiple regression, and the study result and conclusions were as follows:
1. The regression analysis showed significant correlation between senior swimmers’ leisure involvement and leisure benefits, and the result of regression analysis indicated that this regression model had reached significant level, showing that centralization provided higher anticipation towards leisure benefits. When senior swimmers go to swim, such psychological states as feeling more excited, involved, important, happy, interested, and fond of would allow the senior swimmers to obtain higher leisure benefits. Therefore, the higher the leisure involvement, the higher the leisure benefits would be.
2. There were 278 female senior swimmers, which accounted for 70.4% (the majority) of total study subjects; 164 study subjects (41.5%) are 70 to 74 years old; 46 study subjects (11.6%) live in Daan District and 46 study subjects (11.6%) live in Nangang District; 316 study subjects (80%) are married; 196 study subjects (49.6%) graduated from junior high schools or below; 123 study subjects (31.1%) go swimming for less than one year; 75 study subjects (19%) go swimming thrice a week.
3. The leisure involvement of different demographic variables showed significant difference, the longer the participation years and the more the participation, the higher recognition the leisure involvement would be.
4. The overall average score of “attractiveness” was the highest, the importance, happiness, interest, likeness, and relaxation of swimming for seniors were recognized by the senior swimmers the most. The overall average score of “physiological benefit” was the highest, swimming could improve senior swimmers’ cardiorespiratory endurance, eliminate tiredness, make the senior swimmers feel energetic, build up their strength, and keep them healthy. The overall average score of “structural constraint” was the highest, crowd swimming pool, transportation, facilities, attendant’s attitude, and charge would influence the participation of senior swimmers.
5. Swimming could improve physiological benefit, psychological benefit, and make friends so as to promote leisure benefit. Relevant governmental organs should promote swimming in sports centers with great exertion for seniors who live in Taipei City, which was contributive to seniors’ health.
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