Abstract
Purpose: This study investigates the structural relationship among exercise image, exercise self-efficacy, and exercise persistence in the elderly tennis participants at the beginning of exercise.BR Method: In order to identify the research objectives, descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, structural equation model analysis, and bootstrapping analysis were conducted and confirmed using SPSS 22.0 and AMOS 22.0 statistical packages. Based on the derived research results, the following conclusions were drawn. The significant level of hypothesis verification is set-up as α=.05.BR Results: The results of this study are as follows. 1) It was found that the exercise image of the elderly tennis participants at the beginning of exercise had a positive effect on exercise self-efficacy. 2) It was found that the motor image of the elderly tennis participants at the beginning of the exercise had a positive effect on the will to continue the exercise. 3) It was found that exercise self-efficacy of elderly tennis participants at the beginning of exercise had a positive effect on exercise persistence. 4) The partial mediating effect of exercise self-efficacy was verified in the relationship between the exercise image and the willingness to continue the exercise of the elderly tennis participants at the beginning of exercise.BR Conclusion: In summary, at the point when the factors that limit participation in social and environmental exercise due to the Corona pandemic are reinforced, the elderly who observe the quarantine guidelines and continue to participate in tennis exercise are the ones who want to maintain their health and practice successful aging. It is believed that the psychological intervention strategy enabling the continuation of exercise through reinforcing the perception of the exercise mentality of the tennis exercise & a sense of exercise self-efficacy should be applied to the elderly tennis sports field at the beginning of exercise.
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