The Impact of Teenagers’ Sports Club Activities on the Alleviation of Their Deviant Behavior, Their Social Relationship and Their School Life Satisfaction

Abstract

The objective of this study is to show how the teenagers’ participation in sport club activities like floorball these days influence on their social relationship development and the alleviation on their deviant behavior. Also, this study is to verify how much it has an impact on their school life satisfaction. To verify this study the questionnaire survey method is conducted to 488 of teenagers who participate in sports club activities like floorball in after school sports program and weekend sport activity program. First, in the teenagers who participate in the sports club activities, the negative correlation between their deviant behavior and social relationship development is shown. Second, the negative correlation between their deviant behavior and their school life satisfaction is also shown. Third, the positive correlation between their sports activity participation and their social relationship development is represented. Finally, after their satisfaction to their school life and their social relationship development are increased through their sports activities, their dissatisfaction and maladjustment to their school life are decreased and ultimately this can reduce their deviant behaviors.