시니어와 청년의 여가 격차 분석

Abstract

In an egalitarian society, everyone should be provided with an environment where they can freely enjoy their leisure time and satisfy their leisure needs. However, in reality, the leisure environment for each individual is not equal, resulting in a leisure gap. While leisure utilization is a crucial issue for seniors who have relatively more leisure time, they are known to have lower leisure utilization abilities, leading to a significant leisure gap between seniors and other generations. The purpose of this study is to closely examine the current status of the leisure gap between seniors and youths and demonstrate the leisure disparities. To achieve this, a mixed research method was employed by utilizing the National Survey on Leisure Activities and senior focus group interviews. The analysis of the National Survey on Leisure Activities revealed leisure gaps in nine categories: leisure diversity, leisure cost, leisure time, public leisure resources perception, digital leisure activities, leisure perception, leisure satisfaction, leisure purpose, and leisure activity types. The results of a cross-generational comparative analysis on the factors influencing overall leisure life satisfaction, with the influences of education and income being controlled, revealed a total of 5 common determinants: perceived importance of leisure, sufficiency of leisure time, diversity of leisure activities, sufficiency of information about public leisure programs, and sufficiency of leisure costs. Furthermore, it was confirmed that leisure perception had the greatest impact on seniors' leisure satisfaction, and leisure cost had more influence than leisure time. Suggestions for resolving senior leisure disparities were provided, along with academic and practical implications.