헬스클럽 참가자의 몰입경험과 건강증진 생활양식에 관한 연구

초록

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of flow experience to health- promoting life style among people who attended fitness clubs. In particular, whether or not exercising in fitness club made any differences to their flow experience and health- promoting life style and how their commitment experience affected their health-promoting life style were examined. For data analysis, statistical data on frequency and percentage were acquired, and t-test, one-way ANOVA and standard multiple regression were utilized.The subjects in this study were 200 people who worked out at selected fitness clubs under the umbrella of the authorities concerned in Seoul as of May 2005. A survey was conducted by using self- administrated questionnaires, and the answer sheets from 176 respondents were analyzed except incomplete ones.The findings of the study were as follows:First, with regard to whether or not the demographic variables of the subjects made any differences to their flow experience and health-promoting life style, they were significantly different from one another according to their gender and age in cognitive flow and behavioral flow, the subvariables of flow experience. As for health-promoting life style, their stress management varied significantly with their gender. Their age made a significant difference to their health care, and their management of health, physical strength and nutrition differed significantly with their income level.Second, concerning the impact of flow experience on health- promoting life style, their flow experience exercised an influence on their self-realization, physical fitness, nutrition management and stress management, which were the subvariables of health-promoting life style, and that made a statistically significant prediction of those variables.