The Effects of Female College Students' Participation in Dance Sports on Body Attractiveness Recognition and Desire for Exercise

• Published in: International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology(IJACT) Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 82 - 93
• Main Authors: 유종상, 박순문
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 국제문화기술진흥원 31.03.2023
• Subjects: 과학기술학; Dance Sports; Body Attractiveness; Desire for Exercise
• ISSN: 2288-7202; 2288-7318
• DOI: 10.17703/IJACT.2023.11.1.82

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of female college students' participation in dance sports on their perception of body attractiveness and their desire for exercise. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, female college students residing in Gwangju Metropolitan City and Jeonnam in 2022 were selected as the population, and a total of 390 students were selected as study subjects using cluster random sampling. A total of 300 participants, 170 participants in dance sports and 130 non-participants, were selected as study subjects, excluding 90 copies of double entry and insincere data. As a survey tool, the questionnaire whose reliability and validity had already been verified in previous domestic and foreign studies was modified and supplemented to suit the purpose of this study. The collected data were computerized according to the purpose of analysis using SPSS Windows 20.0 Version, a statistical program. The results obtained through this procedure are as follows. First, there were partial differences in physical evaluation according to demographic characteristics. Second, there was a partial difference in exercise desire according to demographic characteristics. Third, physical evaluation was found to partially affect exercise desire.