ABSTRACT

Effect of Exercise Flow of swimming participants on Life Satisfaction: Mediation effect of Perceived Competence

Han, Jae Moon
Department of Physical Education School,
CATHOLIC KWANDONG University
Supervised by Professor Kim, Won-Kyung


The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship among swimming participants’ exercise flow, perceived competence and life satisfaction. To this end, this study analyzed first, differences in swimming participants’ exercise flow, life satisfaction and perceived competence according to their demographic characteristics; second, relationship between swimming participants’ exercise flow and perceived competence; third, relationship between swimming participants’ perceived competence and life satisfaction; forth, relationship between swimming participants’ exercise flow and life satisfaction; and fifth, structural relationship between swimming participants’ exercise flow, perceived competence and life satisfaction.
Among the members of Eco Land swimming pool located in Byeolnae-myeon, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea and participants in the Michuhol Du-Athlon Race which took place in Song-do, Incheon; this study investigated participants of swimming program and participants retaking the marine life-saving rescue worker training program provided by the Seoul Office of Korea Red Cross. A total of 355 sets of surveys were distributed. Of them, 13 sets were excluded for poor or unreliable answers. Finally, 342 sets were used for this study analysis.
The data collected from the survey were analyzed and to identify study topic, fundamental frequency analysis was performed on the samples. As a preliminary step of study theme analysis, inter-variable reliability was analyzed. To test inter-variable validity, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted. In addition, path analysis was performed to examine the relationship found by factor analysis among exercise flow, life satisfaction and perceived competence.
This study data were processed using SPSS 23.0 for Window along with AMOS22.

First, according to demographic characteristics such as gender age, academic background, marital status, monthly income and job group; the exercise flow, perceived competence and life satisfaction of variables under this study research were found to have differences.

Second, swimming participants’ exercise flow showed significant effect on perceived competence.

Third, swimming participants’ perceived competence was found have significant effect on life satisfaction but showed no significant effect on self-competence and internal satisfaction.

Forth, swimming participants’ exercise flow was found to have significant effect on life satisfaction but no significant influence on the relationship with behavioral commitment, external satisfaction and mental satisfaction.

Fifth, in the relationship between swimming participants’ exercise flow and life satisfaction; perceived competence was found to have mediation effect.














Key words: Participant of Swimming, Exercise Flow, Life Satisfaction, Percelved Competence.