A Study on Leisure Motivations, Constraints, and Facilitators of Cycling of the Elderly in Taipei Metropolitan Area

• Main Authors: Tsai-I Ling, 蔡宜玲
• Other Authors: Ying-Sheue Wei
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/78672591203163892409

碩士 === 開南大學 === 觀光與餐飲旅館學系 === 101 === This study was to investigate leisure motivations, constraints, and facilitators of bicycle riding of the elderly in Taipei metropolitan area. According to previous literature, a standardized structured questionnaire was developed and then administered to elders selected based on convenience sampling and snowball sampling. A survey was made from January to March in 2013 in Taipei City and New Taipei City between the community neighborhood parks, bike paths and cycling teams, 450 questionnaires were distributed, and 397 valid responses were obtained. The collected data were then analyzed to find the status, motivating, constraining, and facilitating factors of cycling participation of the elderly, as well as the correlations between these variables. Results showed that most elders cycling were to experience natural landscapes and to achieve a relief of pressure. Their participation was mainly motivated by riding pleasure and a sense of satisfaction. The main constraints of the elderly to ride a bicycle were mainly irresistible external factors, busyness, and safety concerns. Most of those constraints were structural constraints, and individual constraints were relatively fewer. Despite facing those leisure constraints, they would still manage to increase their cycling frequency by changing riding time and space. Furthermore, after analyzed by Pearson’s correlation analysis, the leisure motivations, leisure constraints, and leisure facilitators were all positively related. Finally, this study also proposed some suggestions to the city government and related organizations in hope of promoting the cycling frequency and satisfaction of the elderly.