Abstract

Objective: To identify and evaluate salient beliefs about sport participation among South Korean university students. Participants: Total 234 undergraduate students were recruited in the main study from one university located in Seoul, South Korea. Methods: An elicitation study was conducted to identify salient beliefs about sport participation. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the effects of the elicited salient beliefs on intention to participate in sports and sport participation behavior. Results: Four of ten salient beliefs identified from the elicitation study (i.e., “builds social relationship,” “makes me tired,” “takes too much time,” and “friends”) indirectly affected sport participation behavior through intention. Conclusion: The four salient beliefs may play a critical role in developing effective interventions or policies for promoting sport participation.

摘要

目的：确定和评估韩国大学生对体育参与的显着信念。参与者：主要研究从位于韩国首尔的一所大学招募了 234 名本科生。方法：进行了一项启发式研究，以确定关于体育参与的显着信念。结构方程模型被用来检验引出的显着信念对参加体育运动和体育参与行为的意图的影响。结果：从启发研究中确定的十个显着信念中的四个（即“建立社会关系”、“让我累”、“花太多时间”和“朋友”）通过意图间接影响体育参与行为。结论：四个突出的信念可能在制定有效的干预措施或政策以促进体育参与方面发挥关键作用。