Effects of Injury Experiences on North American Taekwondo Practitioners' Motivation and Leisure Satisfaction

Abstract

The purpose of present study was to investigate effects of injury experiences on taekwondo(TKD) practitioners’ motivation and leisure satisfaction. A total of 128 practitioners, who are 18 years of age or over with a black-belt level and Alberta resident in Canada, participated in this study(F=51, M=77). The Motivation for Physical Activity Measure-revised(MPAM-R) and Leisure Satisfaction Scale(LSS) were used. To analyse data, descriptive analysis, χ²-test, Cronbach-?, exploratory factor analysis, t-test, and regression were performed via SPSS. In results, total prevalence rate of injury was 81% and chronic overuse injury(COI) was 32.8%. There were no significant differences in these injury rates between gender. In addition, motivation and leisure satisfaction in the recent injury group, there were significant differences among personal motivation skill, social motivation, physical education satisfaction, and social satisfaction(p<.05). However, no significant differences were found in each variable for the chronic overuse injury group. Furthermore, motivation had a positive influence on leisure satisfaction. No difference was found between the recent injury and no injury group, and between COI and no injury group. In conclusion, regardless of experiencing athletic injuries, Canadian TKD practitioners seem to enjoy participating in TKD itself.