| 여성의 벨리댄스 참여가 신체상과 생활만족에 미치는 영향 |
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| Research Paper : Effects of Women`s Bellydance Participation on Body Image and Life Satisfaction |
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Dong Hoon Kang |
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This study sought to provide more useful information in understanding bellydance participants by clarifying the relationship between body image and life satisfaction according to the degree of the belly dancers` participation while the purpose of this research is to empirically clarify the influence that participation of bellydance (frequency, intensity, time, career) has on body image and life satisfaction. For this, the satisfied cluster random sampling was used targeting women in their 20s to 50s residing in Seoul, Gyoenggi-do, and Incheon; and a questionnaire was used as a measurement method; reliability, frequency, multiple regression, and correlation analyses were performed for the research data processing; and the SPSS 12.0 program was used for statistical processing. The results of this study: first, the participant degree following background specialties had a significant influence; the participation frequency and intensity increased when age decreased, and participation intensity decreased when age increased. Second, the participation degree showed a significant influence on body image. In addition, evaluation of body decoration rose when participation career and intensity are higher while the higher participation frequency, intensity, and career become, the more they helped body image. Third, participation of bellydance showed a positive influence on life satisfaction. That is, participation in belly dance positively influenced life satisfaction. Fourth, the body image of bellydance participants was revealed as having significant influence on their life satisfaction while the positive influence on the body image of bellydance participants also showed a positive influence on life satisfaction. Such a result showed that participation in bellydance, a form of life dance, helps establish women`s body image and has a positive influence on life satisfaction as well. |
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Bellydance, Participation, Body Image, Life Satisfaction |
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