The purpose of this study is for both improving confidence and mental health in their body and living happy life through participating the a middle-aged woman who are declined physically, socially, and psychologically to the leisure sport for all after investigating how physical self-concept of the elderly who are engaged in the sport for all affects psychological happiness.
For this study, a total of 308 the a middle-aged woman practicing to the Leisure Sport women community center were sampled located in Gyeonggi-do Suwon, Korea from December 10th, 2013 to February 5th, March The result of questionnaire survey collected from 309 participants was statistically analyzed for the purpose of this study.
The studying tool was questionnaire which included total of 48 questions, such as 2 for background variables, 38 for physical self-Concept, 8 for psychological happiness. The difference among groups was analyzed by using a statistical program 15.0 Version: t-test with 5% in significance level, with one-way ANOVA, and Scheffe in_past-hoc analysis. Also, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were conducted to analyzed the effect of physical self-concept on the psychological happiness.
First, in the comparative analysis of physical self-concept according to background variables including gender, age and academic career, age(1%) and academic career(0.1%) made a significant difference in the factor of muscular strength/endurance; academic career(5%) made a significant difference in the factor of appearance; age(5%) and academic career(5%) made a significant difference in the factor of body fat; academic career(O.1%) made a significant difference in the factor of physical activity; academic career(O.1%) made a significant difference in the factor of athletic ability; academic career(0.1%) made a significant difference in the factor of flexibility; academic career(1%) made a significant difference in the factor of health.
Second, in the comparative analysis of psychological happiness according to background variables including gender, age and academic career, academic career(1%) made a significant difference in the factor of satisfaction.
Third, the effect of physical self-concept on the psychological happiness revealed that physical self-concept made a significant difference(p＜.001) in the factor of happiness and satisfaction. In other words, the results revealed that the higher physical self-concept, the higher happiness and satisfaction.
Based on the result of this study above, concluding that if the a middle-aged woman participate in the Leisure sport enthusiastically and the a middle-aged woman improve their physical self-concept and psychological happiness, they would live to maintain a healthy life.