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Young-Mee Kim ¹, Soo-Jin Seo ², Jong-Kil Lee ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Physical Education, Seowon University, Cheongju - 28674, Chungbuk, KR
2 Department of Sports Science, Chungnam National University, Daejon - 34134, KR

Abstract

Background/Objectives: This study has purpose to investigate the relation between university life adaptation and future aspiration of art major university students. Methods/Statistical Analysis: Art major university students were selected as a population in which a total of 367 subjects were gathered with 122 dance majors, 87 music majors, and 158 design majors. Questionnaires were used as the investigation tool in this research as a purposive sampling method. Collected data were analyzed by exploratory factor analysis and reliability analysis, correlation analysis, one-way ANOVA, t-test, and multiple regression analysis. Findings: First, music majors showed higher difference between university life adaptation and future aspiration, university satisfaction, academic adaptation, and major job satisfaction aspiration than dance or design majors in which dance majors showed higher socioeconomic status aspiration than music majors or design majors. Also, higher family average income showed higher university satisfaction, academic adaptation, and socioeconomic status aspiration. Academic ability of fathers showed difference in academic adaptation. Students with fathers of academic ability of high school graduation or higher are showed higher academic adaptation than middle school graduation. Second, as a result of looking into the difference between university life adaptation and future aspiration according to participation in majors of art major university students. Generally, higher practice frequency showed higher academic adaptation, university satisfaction, and major job satisfaction aspiration. Third, academic adaptation showed to have positive influence on socioeconomic status aspiration. Academic adaptation and university satisfaction showed to have positive influence on job satisfaction aspiration of art majoring university students. Application/Improvements: The job of art majoring students already demand keen competition. Therefore this research is provided students majoring in art with new art field jobs and employments information.

Keywords

Art Major, Future Aspiration, University Student, University Life Adaptation.

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Young-Mee Kim ¹, Yoon-Hee Jin ², Soo-Jin Seo ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Physical Education, Seowon University, Cheongju, Chungbuk - 28674, KR
2 Department of Dance, Dankook University, Yongin, Kyungki - 16890, KR

Abstract

Background/Objectives: This study was conducted to review the relation among the elderly participation in life dance, their health perception and lifestyle. Methods/Statistical Analysis: This study carried out a survey with 210 the elderly aged 60 or older. The survey as the research tool consists of total 32 questions. A self-assessment was used and for those who had difficulty understanding the questions, 1 researcher and 2 research assistants helped the subjects. The verification between each variable was done through a one-way ANOVA, after which a multiple regression analysis was conducted. Findings: In terms of health perception in accordance with individual characteristics, there was a difference in physical confidence across gender, education. The more they perceived themselves to be rich, the higher the physical confidence and improvement in stamina. The more they perceived their health status to be very good, their physical confidence, improvement in stamina and mental confidence were higher. Second, the more they perceived their health status to be overall good, the sub-categories of the lifestyle which are the socially active and the traditionalists ranked higher. Third, the health awareness of the life dance experience was significantly improved on physical fitness and stamina. Forth, the socially active lifestyle was significant in terms of dance period, while the traditionalist was significant for dance type and duration. Fifth, health perception appeared to have a significant effect on all lifestyle types. Application/Improvements: The participation by the elderly in life dance has a positive effect on health perception and lifestyle. Health perception was applied differently according to the lifestyle type.

Keywords

Dance Participation, Elderly, Health Recognition, Liberal Dance, Life Style.

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