The Study on Religious Belief and Leisure Participation--the Case of Chiayi Area

• Main Authors: Shu-Chuan Chen, 陳淑娟
• Other Authors: Cheng-Lang Yang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/37s6cv

碩士 === 南華大學 === 休閒產業經濟學系 === 102 === 　　This research was conducted in order to develop insights and help in understanding the factors which contribute to the general lack of personal enjoyment and fulfillment for pre-collegiate educators in the Chiayi region during their personal time off. Additionally, there is an attempt to further investigate the relationship of these teachers use of leisure time in the involvement of local religious activities.350 questionnaires questionnaires were distributed for survey in the Chiayi region of which 314 were returned, an 89.7% return rate. 11 of the 314 samples were deemed invalid resulting in 303 or 86.6% valid return rate. Results of the survey indicates that 46.2% of teachers sampled are Taoists, 20.8% are Buddhists and the remaining are aggregated as others, including agnostics and atheists. The most common religious activity of those teachers who participated in such functions in the survey sample is routine religious gathering accounting for 36.4% of those relevant replies. Mid-July Lunar Prayer Gathering stood second at 33.4%. 53.5% cited religious devotion as the primary motivator of performing such action, 25.7% as a force of habit, and 10.9% partook it as a form of leisure and enjoyment. This study based on analysis and critical examination of the sampled subjects suggests that participation in religious activities as a form of leisure does not necessarily have a positive impact on the teachers’well being. However, participation in such religious activities would indirectly influence the significance and value placed upon utilizing leisure times for such pious pursuits. Another leisure time activity realized from the survey of the teachers in the Chiayi region is various forms of outdoor recreation. The marital statuses of teachers also were found to affect both the attitude and likelihood of involvement in the choices of leisure time activities. In regards to the impediment of participation in certain leisure activities for teachers of Chiayi region, the paper concludes the highest influential factor being that of internally formed constraints developed at an individual level.