抄録
In recent times, the registered number of certified sport leaders for the disabled has been
stagnant. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors influencing activity satisfaction
of sport leaders for the disabled. Data for the study were collected through interviews and
questionnaires conducted among six certified and six uncertified leaders. The interviews collected
information on the following aspects: ＂technical orientation,＂ ＂stress,＂ ＂sense of accomplishment,＂
＂environmental factor,＂ and ＂social support.＂ These aspects had been explored by previous
studies as well. We additionally explored ＂personal attributes＂ and ＂activity satisfaction＂ through
questionnaires. The main results of the study were as follows. First, the high satisfaction group
was positively influenced by ＂personal attributes,＂ ＂sense of accomplishment,＂ and ＂social support.＂
Second, the low satisfaction group was positively influenced only by ＂social support.＂ Furthermore,
this group was negatively influenced by ＂technical orientation＂ and ＂sense of accomplishment.＂
These findings suggested that developing the environment and organizational frameworks
were the clues to support the leaders and that it was important to provide opportunities to
learn disability characteristics. In addition, there was no relation between the possession of a
certification and the level of activity satisfaction. It can be suggested that it is necessary to
improve the usefulness of the certification by distinguishing certified leaders from others. This
would contribute to an increase in the registered number of certified leaders.
