Flow Experience and Leisure Conflict of Surfing Participants

• Main Authors: Yu, Min-Ching, 余明錦
• Other Authors: Chang, Shao-Hsi
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/dpzb27

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 體育學系在職進修碩士班 === 96 === Flow Experience and Leisure Conflict of Surfing Participants Yu, Min-Ching Master’s Thesis, July 2008 Advisor: Chang, Shao-Hsi Ph. D. Abstract The purpose of the study was to investigate the leisure participation of the surfing participants who surfed at these three spots in the north coast of Taiwan: Honeymoon Bay in Dasi Town, Wai-ao and Wushih Harbor in Toucheng Township. Questionnaires were designed to understand the characteristics of the surfing participants and their flow experience and leisure conflict when surfing. There were 420 effective questionnaires collected by adopting the purposes sampling. All the collected materials were analyzed by descriptive statistics analysis, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson product-moment correlation analysis, and canonical correlation analysis. The findings of the study were suggested as the followings: 1. The current conditions of the surfing participants were followed: (1)Gender: the majority were “male”. (2)Age: the range was between 21 and 30 years old. (3)Occupation: the majority were “students”. (4)Education degree: the majority were “college degree”. (5)Habitation: the majority were in “Taipei County” and “Taipei City” were reaching 80% . (6)Years of practice: the majority were 0 and 3 years. (7)Frequency of surfing in a week: the majority were “less than 1 time in a week”. (8)The most popular area of surfing: the majority were Wushih Harbor were reaching 42%. (9)The highest using rate of surfboard: the majority were long board. 2. Concerning flow experience, there were significant differences among surfing participants of different age, years of practice, frequency of Surfing in a week and the highest using rate of surfboard which meant the varied flow experience of the surfing participants because of their own traits. 3. There were also significant differences in leisure conflict between surfing participants of different frequency of surfing in a week and the highest using rate of surfboard which meant the varied leisure conflict of the surfing participants because of their own traits. 4. There were two canonical correlation factors reaching significant level between flow experience and leisure conflict of surfing participants which revealed that canonical correlation did exist in the between . Keywords: surfing participants, flow experience, leisure conflict.