Study on leisure cognition and participation of the athletics players

[[abstract]]Study on leisure cognition and participation of the athletic players in secondary schools of Taipei County Master’s Thesis, June 2007 Graduate student: Chin-Hsiang Chang Adviser: Shao-Hsi Chang Ph. D. Abstract The purpose of this research was to explore the leisure cognition and participation of the athletic players in secondary schools of Taipei County and to understand the diverseness of athletic players with different backgrounds on leisure cognition and leisure participation. The questionnaire survey of the self-edited "Leisure cognition and participation of the athletic players in secondary schools of Taipei County Survey" was adopted as the research tool. There were 550 questionnaires delivered and 494 valid ones were retrieved. All the valid questionnaires were coded, registered, and they underwent data analysis through descriptive analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA and Scheffe. The results are shown below: 1.The top three items of leisure cognition of the players were relaxation, freedom and happiness. This could increase the friendly sentiments of the teammates and classmates. The safety of the activities should be noticed. Regarding the cognition, the identification on "Planning Criteria" was the highest. 2.The top five items of leisure participation were listening to music, watching television, playing balls, Internet surfing and playing electronic games. The "recreational" type of activities had the highest participation. Besides, their leisure expenses were higher than normal teenagers. 3.There were significant differences in leisure cognition for different genders and training time. There were significant differences in leisure participation for different genders, grades, training seniorities and taking-levels of competition. 4.There was positive correlation for the athletic players in secondary schools of Taipei County between leisure cognition and leisure participation. Keyword: Secondary school, Athletic players, Leisure cognition, Leisure participation