本研究目的在了解中年規律慢跑者之參與動機、阻礙因素及持續涉入的因應策略。採質性研究方式,以立意取樣方式選取10位具經驗且有規律慢跑習慣的中年慢跑者。以半結構式訪談方式蒐集資料,訪談資料經開放性編碼、主軸性編碼等方式,持續歸納、比較及分析。結果發現中年規律慢跑者的參與動機包括促進健康、社會支持、舒緩壓力及自我實現等。阻礙因素包括個人性阻礙、人際性阻礙及結構性阻礙等;持續涉入的因應略包括自我探索、自我調整、自我體悟及同伴激勵與協助等。本研究發現中年規律慢跑者之參與動機會隨著低層次的需求滿足後進而追求更高層次的需求,這些需求能持續使參與者具備參與之動機。阻礙因素部份其最普遍會遭遇的是個人性阻礙中的身體狀態因素。持續涉入之因應策略部份其可以針對不同的阻礙進行因應,並循序漸進地克服阻礙進而達到持續涉入的狀態,可做為其餘跑者學習的典範。本研究釐清中年規律慢跑者之參與動機、阻礙因素及持續涉入之因應策略的內涵及概念,將有助於中年規律慢跑習慣的養成、推廣慢跑的政策擬定,以及未來規律慢跑的相關研究。
The purpose of this study was to explore the participating motivation, barrier factors, and coping strategies of enduring involvement among the middle-aged regular joggers. Based on the qualitative methods, ten middle-aged and regular joggers were interviewed by judgment sampling and using semi-structured interview. All of the data were rearranged, induced, compared, and analyzed by open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. The results of this study indicated that the participating motivations of middle-aged joggers included health promotion, social support, stress relieving and self-realization. Barrier factors included intrapersonal barriers, interpersonal barriers and structural barriers. On the other hand, coping strategies of enduring involvement included self-exploration, self-adjustment, self-realization and encouragement and assistance of companions. Middle-aged regular jogger will pursue a higher level of needs when the low-level needs are satisfied. These needs make them have the motives continuously. The most general barrier is the physical state of intrapersonal barriers. The coping strategies of enduring involvement could be directed against different barriers, and be the paragons to other runners. The result of this study clarifies the formation process of participating motives, barrier factors of middle-aged regular joggers, and figures out how they overcome them and their enduring involvement. It also could help others to form a habit of jogging, and the policies establishing of jogging promotion. Ultimately, the study could be reference resources to other jogging research.