태극권 수련과 노인의 성공적 노화 = Thi Chi Training and Successful Aging in Elderly

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between participation in t’ai chi ch’uan training and successful aging· To achieve this purpose, samples were extracted using the multistage cluster random sampling method from the population of t’ai chi ch’uan training centers, sports centers, welfare centers, the elder’s colleges located in the Gyeonggi region· The data of a total of 248 persons· The encoded data were computerized according to the research purpose using Windows SPSS/PC 18·0 Version statistical program· The statistical techniques used in this research included reliability test, confirmatory factor analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA, ANCOVA, standard multiple regression analysis· First, there were partial differences in successful aging according to demographic characteristics variables: gender, age, academic backgrounds, residential areas, pocket money, health condition, marital status, and religion· Second, when the eight demographic characteristics variables that had effects on the aged people’s participation in the t’ai chi ch’uan training were controlled, the results of examining the relationship between aged people’s participation in t’ai chi ch’uan training and successful aging showed that there were differences in autonomous life, self-perfection aim, active life participation, satisfaction with their children, self-acceptance, and acceptance of others· Lastly, the results of examining the relationship between aged people’s participation in t’ai chi ch’uan training and successful aging showed that the length of period was found to have negative effects on autonomous life, self-perfection aim, and satisfaction with their children, and the frequency was found to have negative effects on self-perfection aim, active life participation, satisfaction with their children, self-acceptance, and acceptance of others, and the intensity was found to have positive effects on acceptance of others·