The Motivation and Leisure Benefits to Middle-aged and Older adults Participating in Senior Academies

• Main Authors: Lee, Hsiao-Ching, 李曉青
• Other Authors: Lee, Li-Ching
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/39g863

碩士 === 臺北市立大學 === 休閒運動管理學系碩士在職專班 === 107 === The purpose of this study was to explore the motivation and leisure benefits to middle-aged and older adults participating in senior academies. The participants of the study, enrolled at five schools in Beitou District and Shilin District of Taipei City, were over 55 years old (mean age =66.49) comprising 51 males and 262 females. The research tool was the revised “Questionnaire on Motivation and Leisure Benefits to Middle-aged and Older Adults Participating in Senior Academies”, which was administered by means of sampling. A total of 325 questionnaires were distributed and 313 valid questionnaires were collected. The data were analyzed by Descriptive Statistics, Independent-Sample T-Test, One-way ANOVA and Pearson’s Basis Correlation. The results showed: 1. As the middle-aged and older people participated in senior academies, there were more women than men (male to female ratio was about 1:4). The majority of students were 66-70 years old, had graduated from colleges and universities, mostly married and had participated in academy classes for more than 2 years. The frequency of participation was mainly twice a week; 2. There were no significant differences in motivation and leisure benefits for senior academy students of different genders, ages, marital status and education levels; 3. The seniority and frequency of participation was significantly positively correlated with the motivation of participants; 4. The seniority and frequency of participation was significantly positively correlated with the leisure benefits to participants; 5. The motivation for senior academy students’ participation was significantly positively correlated with the leisure benefits.The conclusions of the study were as follows: Government-related units should invest significantly in the establishment of senior academies to build a community-based senior education service network aligned with the needs of middle-aged and older adults to promote their healthy well-being, elegant aging, and enjoyment of their later years.