불자의 신행동기 및 지각된 가치와 만족도 사이의 상관성 연구

Abstract

This paper aims to present basic data needed for revitalizing Buddhism and operating Buddhist temples by investigating the relationships between motivation for Buddhist belief and practice, their perceived values, and the degree of satisfaction in Buddhist activities. A total of 182 samples were extracted from temples located in the Seoul-Gyeonggi area, analyzed using SPSS 12.0, and the results of the analysis were as follows. Testing the first hypothesis, "the motivation for Buddhist belief and practice will exert significant influence on their perceived values," showed that motivation for pursuing monkhood, physical and mental development, well-being and happiness, program, and facilities each exerted significant influence. The pursuit of program was shown to exert negative influence, whereas all other variables were shown to exert positive influence. Testing the second hypothesis, "the motivation for Buddhist belief and practice will exert significant influence on the degree of satisfaction in Buddhist activities," showed that motivation for pursuing faith and pursuing monkhood exerted significant influence, with the motivation for latter exerting stronger influence. In other words, Buddhists with stronger motivation for pursuing faith or pursuing monkhood showed higher degree of satisfaction regarding their Buddhist activities at the temple. Lastly, testing the third hypothesis, "the perceived values of Buddhists will exert significant influence on the degree of satisfaction in Buddhist activities,"showed that perceived values exerted significantly positive influence on the degree of satisfaction in Buddhist activities.