벨리댄스 참여자의 신체상과 스트레스 및 생활 만족의 관계

Abstract

This purpose of study was to influence of Belly dance participant’s body image on life stress and life satisfaction. This study aims at providing fundamental data and information on Belly dance participants by studying what effects of body image on life stress and life satisfaction. The survey was done through 250 copies and excluding 14 copies ran an analysis on the remaining 236(94.4%) copies. After question investigating the data w hich i s collected used I BM S PSS statistics 21 and IBM AMOS 21 program, frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, convergent validity, discriminant validity, Cronbach’s α, correlation analysis, path analysis through Structural Equation Model(SEM). The result of this study were as follows. First, Belly dance participant’s body image showed (-) effects on life stress. Second, Belly dance participant’s body image showed (+) effects on life satisfaction. Third, life stress showed (-) effects on life satisfaction. Last, The conclusion of this study were as follows. First, the body image of the Belly dance participants has a negative effect on stress, and this shows that Belly dance reduces the psychological and physical stress of a person who recognizes a high level of body image. Second, the body image of the Belly dance participants showed positive effect on life satisfaction, and this indicates that the body image through the Belly dance has a positive effect on life satisfaction. Finally, stress has a negative effect on life satisfaction, this means that Belly dance participants will experience life satisfaction if they feel and acknowledge the overall improvement rather than being physical fit.