Abstract

The purpose of this study is to construct a hypothetical research model and to verify its validity in order to analyze the causal relationship among participation motivation, training satisfaction and school life satisfaction of adolescent Taekwondo practitioners. In order to achieve this, 250 of middle and high school students who are taking Taekwondo lessons were selected as subjects by objective sampling method. The data were analyzed by frequency analysis, exploratory validity analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis and structural equation modeling analysis using SPSS 21.0 and the AMOS 18.0. The results of this study are as follows. First, the achievement of participation motivation for teenage Taekwondo practitioners showed a statistically significant effect on the psychological satisfaction. The psychological satisfaction had a positive effect on the school life satisfaction. Also, psychological satisfaction showed a significant mediating effect on the achievement of participation motivation and school life satisfaction. Second, the physical fitness of teenagers in Taekwondo practice showed a statistically significant effect on social satisfaction. Social satisfaction had a positive effect on school life satisfaction. Also, Social satisfaction showed a significant mediating effect on the relationship between motivational motivation and school life satisfaction.

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