Abstract

This study investigates the relationship among communication competences, adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies and psychological happiness for active senior golf participants. To achieve the goal of this study, frequency analysis, reliability analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, correlation analysis, and structural equating modeling were conducted in order to analyze data by using Windows SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 21.0. Main findings were as follows: First communication competences had a positive effect on adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies. Second, adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies had a positive effect on psychological happiness. Third, communication competences had a positive effect on psychological happiness. Fourth, adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies mediated the relationship between communication competences and psychological happiness. Therefore, in order to promote the psychological happiness of active seniors participating in golf, it is judged that it is important to create various exchange venues to improve communication skills, and furthermore, through the search and application of various psychological support programs, positive cognition can be achieved. Appropriate emotion regulation strategies should be converged.

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