1996 Volume 4 Pages 93-105
The purpose of this study was to investigate the sociological factors which determine the life-satisfaction of middle and senior aged sports participants. The data used for this study were collected from a total of 779 men and women participating in four sports at the 7th National Festival of Sports and Recreation, in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture in November, 1994. The questionnaire was distributed to a representative of each team and was collected at the completion of the game by research assistants who were properly trained. The rate of data collection was 50.9%. Of the 779 questionnaires, usable data were 455. The Life-Satisfaction Index-A (LSI-A), developed by Neugarten, Havighurst and Tobin (1961), was used analyzing the present life-satisfaction of the sample subjects. A mean score of the total LSI was 9.77. Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.82, which was relatively highly reliable.
I used the Hayashi's Quantitative Theory in analyzing the relationships between sociological factors and LSI. The main results of this study were as follows:
1. Female participants had higher values in the total score and each element's score than their male counterparts.
2. Total score of LSI seemed to be determined more strongly by the demographic, social economic, and physical status factors comparing with the factor of practical sports participation.
3. Total score of LSI can be determined by qualitative variables rather than quantitative variables in relation to the physical activity and sport.
4. Among most determinant factors of LSI, the gender differences were found from the factors of the self-evaluation of health and physical fitness, and professionalization scale toward play.
