A study on junior high school students’ socialization agents factors of exercise behavior in Taipei

[[abstract]]The purpose of this study was to discuss socialization agents (family, peers, school, community and mass media) factors of junior high school students in Taipei exercise behavior. The population of this study is junior high school students in Taipei. Data-collecting of the study was conducted by questionnaires; the sampling of the study was stratified random sampling. 760 questionnaires were distributed, 702 questionnaires were returned and 650 questionnaires were valid. Descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, chi-square, cluster, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe’s and Dunnett T3 were utilized to data-analyzing. The research results were: 1. Demographics: most of the respondents were females, the second grade, the high social and economic status of family, participated in sports club, not participated in school sports team. 2. Socialization agents factors: in compliance with the degree from high to low ,as peers, school, family, mass media and community. 3. Among the effect of demographic variables on exercise behavior, there were significant differences among sex, grade, participated in sports club and participated in school sports team. 4. Among the effect of demographic variables on socialization agents, there were significant differences among sex, grade, participated in sports club and participated in school sports team. 5. Among the effect of cluster variables on exercise behavior, there were significant differences among frequency and time. According to the research results, suggestions was as follows: 1. The author cogitates peers and school factors before setting a sports strategy for the adolescent. 2. The author cogitates the subjects’ demographic variables and socialization agents before setting a sports strategy for the adolescent.