Analysis of Differences in Fun, Flow, and Self-Directed Learning According to the Background Variables and Characteristics of the Senior Citizens Participating in the HEALTH QIGONG Program

• 발행기관: J-INSTITUTE
• 저자명: Dong Liang Jaebum Lee Hyunwoo Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『Protection Convergence』vol.6 no.3, 32~41쪽, 전체 10쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 사회학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2021.09.30

영문 초록

Purpose: This study has analyzed the differences between fun, flow, and self-directed learning according to the background variables and the characteristics of senior citizens participating in the Health Qigong program with a view to use them as the basic data for the senior citizens’ health education. Method: Participants in this study were 241 elderly people participating in the Health Qigong program at sen-ior welfare centers, senior centers, and public health centers located in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, Korea. As an anal-ysis method, MANOVA was conducted to examine the differences in fun, flow, and self-directed learning accord-ing to background characteristics such as age, education, training experience, number of training sessions, and residence type, which are background variables of the elderly. Results: As a result of study, the fun variable, flow variable, and the self-directed learning variable demon-strated differences each according to the demographic background variable. In particular, it was evident that the demographic characteristics of age, training experience, and number of training sessions demonstrated the statis-tically significant differences for fun, flow, and self-directed learning. Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrate the possibility that very active physical activities and related experiences for the senior citizens for health intervention would bring about the self-directed learning through the experiences of fun and flow, which in turn might impact the improvement of the quality of life for the old age. It confirmed that in terms of the operation of the Health Qigong program, it is necessary to accommodate the needs by age, experience, and number of training sessions, and also induce the senior citizens participating in the exer-cises to participate in the program positively through the development of the Health Qigong program towards that end.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Research Methods

3. Research Results

4. Conclusion and Recommendations

5. References

6. Appendix

키워드

Health Qigong Senior Citizens Fun Flow Self-Directed Learning