라인댄스 참여자에 따른 스트레스와 신체적 존중감 및 사회적 행복감의 관계

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to offer basic data available for enhancing value for vitalizing line dance by closely examining empirically the influence of stress, body esteem, and happiness according to participants in line dance. 250 participants in line dance in Seoul, Kyonggi-do, Ulsan, Daejeon were used in the final analysis. Questionnaire, which was used in this study, consisted of totally 69 items such as 7 questions for socio-demographic characteristics, 24 questions for stress, 12 questions for body esteem, and 26 questions for sense of happiness. Participants in line dance were allowed to respond to the questionnaire, which passed through verification of validity and reliability, with self-administration method through a surveyor, who was educated in advance. The collected data was carried out factor analysis, reliability analysis, and multiple regression analysis by using SPSSWIN 18.0. The following are the conclusions that were obtained in this study through these of method and procedure. First, as for difference in stress, body esteem, and happiness according to socio-demographic characteristics, the body esteem depending on age is the highest in group with their 40-50s. Income level was indicated to be the highest in group with over 4 million won. Second, as for difference in stress, body esteem, and happiness according to participatory level, the happiness depending on participatory frequency is the highest in group with about 2-3 times a week. Stress depending on participatory period was indicated to be the highest in group with over 5participatory period was indicated to be the highest in group with over 5 years. Also, body esteem and happiness depending on participatory time were indicated to be high in group of participating for over 2 hours. Third, as for influence of stress, body esteem, and happiness, the psychological stress is having negative influence upon physical confidence and physical health in the body esteem. Physical stress was indicated to have negative influence upon physical health. In a sense of happiness, the psychological stress was indicated to have negative influence upon pleasure. Fourth, as for the influence of body esteem and happiness, the physical confidence was indicated to have positive influence upon a sense of challenge in the body esteem. In other words, it can be said that the bigger physical confidence leads to the higher sense of challenge. Given synthesizing the above results, the participation in line dance has value available for enhancing body esteem and happiness as well as relieving stress. It is considered to need to be activated as life dancing by forming environment that can be faced anytime, after developing proper program for men and women of all ages in order to increase this value.