Relationship among physical activity levels, disability acceptance, and life satisfaction of people with physical disabilities

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among physical activity level, disability acceptance and life satisfaction of people with physical disabilities. Data were collected and analyzed for 168 persons with physical disabilities who participated in the sports club in Seoul. Existing prior questionnaires for each variable were modified and supplemented. For data processing, SPSS 22.0 and Amos 22.0 programs was used to verify the hypothesis, and the significance level was set at α=.05. The following conclusions were obtained. First, the level of physical activity of the physically disabled with participation in sports club had a significant effect on disability acceptance. Second, the level of physical activity of the physically disabled with participation in sports club had no significant effect on life satisfaction. Third, disability acceptance by the physically disabled with participation in sports club had a significant effect on life satisfaction.