Summary: | 碩士 === 大仁科技大學 === 休閒事業管理研究所 === 102 === Thanks to the prevalence of the concept of health in Taiwan, more and more people begin to emphasize the importance of the quality of life, the value of life, and the meaning of life. They advocate leisure activities and make the notion and value of leisure accepted gradually. As a result, having leisure activities in people’s free time is the best choice for them to relieve pressure and revive themselves. In addition, it also brings about entertainment, self-satisfaction, social relationship, and creativity.
The purpose of this study is to understand the status quo of the leisure motivation, leisure activity participation and well-being of Christians in Pingtung, as well as the correlation among them. For this study 400 questionnaires have been delivered to Christians in Pingtung and 391 questionnaires are collected as a result, which makes the effective rate 97.75%. The data for this study are analyzed by descriptive statistics, factor analysis, independent samples T test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, multiple regression analysis, path analysis and other statistical methods. The results for this study are as follows:
1. For Christians in Pingtung, the highest level of agreement for the item of leisure motivation is that "I can promote my physical and mental health by participating in leisure activities." Dimensions of leisure motivation are ranked from high to low:"intelligence", "psychological", "social" and " relieve stress ". Among those dimensions, the highest level of agreement is "intelligence ".
2. For Christians in Pingtung, the highest level of agreement for the item of leisure activity participation is " jog, hike, walk and bike ". The dimensions of leisure activity participation are ranked from high to low:" personal hobbies ", " cultural activities ", " sport activities "and "outdoor activities ". Among those dimensions, the highest level of agreement is " personal hobbies ".
3. For Christians in Pingtung, the highest level of agreement for the item of well-being is that "Engaging in leisure activities makes me feel happy." The dimensions of well-being are ranked from high to low:"enjoyment" and "self-realization". Among those dimensions, the highest level of agreement is " enjoyment ".
4. The analysis result for the gender demographic variable of Christians in Pingtung indicates that there are significant differences only in the Social dimension of the Leisure Motivation; however, the analysis result for the age, education levels, areas of residence and belief seniority demographic variables shows that there are significant differences among all of them.
5. For Christians in Pingtung the gender, age, education levels, areas of residence and belief seniority demographic variables indicate that there are significant differences in leisure activity participation.
6. For Christians in Pingtung the age and areas of residence demographic variables show that there are significant differences in well-being. The age, education levels and belief seniority demographic variables exhibit no significant differences in well-being.
7. The correlation among leisure motivation , leisure activity , and well-being of Christians in Pingtung is significantly positive.
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