The relationship between yacht School Participants’ Sport Commitment and Exercise Adherence

Abstract

To understand the relationship between yacht school participants’ sport commitment and exercise adherence and seek measures to encourage them to consistently use yacht school. This study analyzed 268 questionnaires collected from yacht school participants by conducting frequency analysis, factorial analysis, reliability analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The study results can be summarized as below. First, as a result of examining the relationship between yacht school participants’ sport commitment and tendency, cognitive commitment(β=.516, p<.001) and behavioral commitment(β=.116, p<.05) had positive (+) effects on tendency. Second, as a result of examining the relationship between yacht school participants’ sport commitment and possibility, cognitive commitment(β=.300, p<.001) and behavioral commitment(β=.314, p<.001) had positive (+) effects on possibility. Third, as a result of examining the relationship between yacht school participants’ sport commitment and enhancement, cognitive commitment(β=.372, p<.001) and behavioral commitment(β=.250, p<.001) had positive (+) effects on enhancement. Therefore, it may be concluded that yacht school participants’ sport commitment has positive effects on exercise adherence. Thus, it is necessary to induce yacht school participants to consistently participate in yacht school by motivating them have a positive perception of sport commitment. To do so, measures should be provided including establishment of facilities, development of easily accessible programs, and provision of opportunities through promotion.