초등학생 태권도 수련활동의 재미요인과 신체적 자기효능감 및 정신건강의 관계

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship among fun factor, physical self-efficacy, and mental health in Taekwondo practice in elementary school. To this end, third to sixth grade elementary school student, who were living A, S, Y, and H cities in southern Gyeon-gi province, were selected. The participants were practicing Taekwondo more than two years at sixteen different Taekwondo studios and having second or third Poom certificate. The sample size used in convenience sampling, insincere materials being excluded, was 320. Validity of the questionnaire was inspected by the experts’ conference, preliminary inspection, and exploratory factor analysis. The reliability of the questionnaire showed =.705~=.920. Statistical methods used in analysis were frequency analysis in order to identify inter-item consistency, exploratory factor analysis, reliability verification, and correlation analysis using SPSS 21.0 program. Moreover, this study conducted confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation analysis using AMOS 20 program in order to verify the research hypothesis. Through these research methods and procedures, the following results were drawn. First, fun factor in Taekwondo practice in elementary school had a positive influence on physical self-efficacy. Second, fun factor in Taekwondo practice in elementary school had a negative influence on mental health. Third, physical self-efficacy from Taekwondo practice in elementary school had a negative influence on mental health.