2023 Volume 49 Issue 1 Pages 52-53
This study examined the psychological structure of "the image of Kendo" among Kendo club students. This study included 418 students (282 male, 136 female) from seven universities in the Kanto region. This study was conducted using the 72-item Image of Kendo Scale. The factor analysis extracted five factors in this study. The participants identified the image of Kendo with the concepts of "Significance", "Negative", "Reality", "Ideal", "Discomfort".