目的:本研究旨在探討2015年全國樂活盃桌球錦標賽之參賽者,其參與動機、涉入程度及休閒效益之關係。方法:研究運用問卷調查法進行,並應用結構方程模型進行本研究架構的配適度及各路徑因素關係之資料分析。本研究以參與2015年全國樂活盃桌球錦標賽之參賽者作為研究對象,於2015年12月12、13兩天在高雄市五甲國小體育館,以立意抽樣方式進行問卷施測,共計發放400份問卷,回收有效問卷共計383份,有效回收率為95.75%。問卷包含有基本資料、參與動機、涉入程度與休閒效益等四大部分。結果:研究顯示研究樣本中以40至49歲、已婚、具大學(專)學歷者為大多數,再依據結構方程模型分析結果顯示,參與動機對涉入程度具有顯著之正向影響,路徑值為.87;涉入程度對休閒效益具有顯著之正向影響,路徑值為.50;參與動機對休閒效益具有顯著之正向影響,路徑值為.49;而整體研究模型經分析結果顯示具有良好之配適度指標,故本研究的模型具有效度。結論:根據研究的結果提出三項提升參與桌球運動及相關賽事參賽者之參與動機建議,期望能夠提供未來賽事之主辦單位、運動參與者及後續相關研究者,作為實務工作及研究參考之用。
This research was to discuss the relationship among participation motivation, involvement degree and leisure benefit for the participants of National Lohas Cup Table Tennis Championship in 2015. Methods: The research was conducted by questionnaire method and applied SEM for data analysis to test the fitness of research framework and relationship of each path. This research took the participants of National Lohas Cup Table Tennis Championship in 2015 as research objects, and conducted questionnaire survey by purposive sampling at gymnasium of the Wujia Elementary School in Kaohsiung City on December 12 and 13 of 2015. A total of 400 questionnaires were distributed, in which, 383 questionnaires were validly recovered, and the effective recovery ratio was 95.75%. The questionnaire contained 4 main parts: basic information, participation motivation, involvement degree and leisure benefits. Results: This research showed that most of the research samples were people aged 40 to 49, married, or had got college degrees or junior college degrees. The results of SEM analysis showed that participation motivation had significantly positive influence to involvement degree, and the path value was .87; involvement degree had significantly positive influence to the leisure benefits, and the path value was .50; participation motivation had significantly positive influence to the leisure benefits, and the path value was .49; according to the analysis, it showed that the overall research model had good fitness indication, so the model of this research had validity. Conclusions: According to the research results, the researchers have put forward 3 suggestions to improve participants’ motivation for participating table tennis and relevant competitions. They hope that this could provide reference for the host of future competitions as well as sports participants and follow-up relevant researchers when they do the practical work and research.