A Study on Leisure Participation and Spiritual Health among the Elementary School Teachers in Taipei City

• Main Authors: Su-Ping Liu, 劉素萍
• Other Authors: Han-Ying Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/77269951699306656462

碩士 === 國立臺北教育大學 === 生命教育與健康促進研究所 === 98 === The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between leisure participation and spiritual health in a population of teachers from national, public and private elementary schools in Taipei city. Five hundred and forty questionnaires(including “Leisure Participation Scale” and “Spiritual Health Scale”)were sent out to a stratified random sample of the population, and 467 valid questionnaires were returned (86.48%). The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe's posteriori comparison, Pearson correlation, and stepwise multiple regression. The findings were as follows: 1.The respondents’ leisure participation was moderate, and the most frequently participated activities were “relaxation” ones. 2.The respondents’ spiritual health was above average, and “connecting to others” was the most valued activity. 3.In terms of leisure participation: (1)In “social” activities, female respondents had higher participation than male respondents; respondents with a religious faith participated more than those without religious faith. (2)Male respondents had higher participation than female respondents in “sports” activities. (3)In “relaxation” activities, respondents aged 29 and younger participated more than those who were older; those without children more than those with 2 children. 4.In terms of spiritual health: (1)Female respondents scored higher than male respondents in overall spiritual health and its dimensions of “connecting to others”, “religion attachment ”, and “meaning derived from living” . (2)In overall spiritual health and its dimensions of “religious attachment ” and “the appreciated nature”, married respondents scored higher than those unmarried; those with 2 or more children scored higher than those without children. (3)In overall spiritual health and its dimensions of “transcendence ”, “connecting to others”, “religion attachment”, “meaning derived from living” and “the appreciated nature”, religious respondents scored higher than those without religious faith. 5.There were significantly positive correlations between the respondents’overall leisure participation, as well as the overall spiritual health and the dimensions of “transcendence”, “connecting to others”, “religion attachment”, “meaning derived from living” and “the appreciated nature”. 6.The respondents’ “ages”, “religious beliefs”, and participation in the dimensions of “social”, “cultural”, and “relaxation” activities were the significant predictors and explained 37.6 % of spiritual health. Based on the results of this study, some suggestions are provided for the elementary school teachers, education administration institutes as well as the future studies.