本研究旨在探討2015年苗栗縣理事長盃慢速壘球賽之參賽者,其參與動機、涉入程度以及休閒效益之關係。研究採用問卷調查方式進行,並利用結構方程模式進行研究架構之配適度與各因素路徑關係之資料分析。本研究以2015年參加苗栗縣理事長盃慢速壘球賽之球員作為研究對象,於後龍溪高灘地棒壘球場以便利抽樣方式進行問卷發放,共計發放400份問卷,回收有效問卷共計364份,有效回收率為91%。問卷包含四大部份,分別為基本資料、參與動機、涉入程度,以及休閒效益。研究結果顯示研究樣本以30至39歲、已婚、具大學(專)學歷者為多數,結構模式分析結果顯示參與動機對涉入程度具顯著正向影響,路徑值達.87;涉入程度對休閒效益具顯著正向影響,路徑值達.50;參與動機對休閒效益具顯著正向影響,路徑值達.49;整體研究模型之配適度經分析顯示為良好,故本研究之模型具有效度。研究者依據研究之結果提出四項提升參與慢速壘球運動及其賽事者之參與動機建議,望能夠作為未來主辦賽事之單位、參與運動之球員,以及後續研究者實務及研究參考之用。
The study aimed to discuss the relationship of participation motivation, degree of involvement and benefit in leisure of the participants in Director Cup Slow Softball Game in Miaoli County in 2015. The study adopted the way of questionnaire survey and took structural equation modeling as the tool to analyze data of the relationship between fitness of research framework and each factor path. The study took the players of Director Cup Slow Softball Game in Miaoli County in 2015 as the study object. In the baseball and softball court of Houlong River floodplain, I adopted convenience sampling to distribute 400 questionnaires, in which there were 364 valid recycling questionnaires. And the valid recovery rate was 91 %. The questionnaires included four parts: basic data, participation motivation, degree of involvement and benefit in leisure respectively. The study indicated that the majority of study samples were 30 - 39 ages, the married and college degree holders. The analysis results of structural equation modeling showed that participation motivation had significant positive influence on degree of involvement, and the path-value came to 0.87; the degree of involvement had significant positive influence on benefit in leisure, and the path-value came to 0.50; the participation motivation had significant positive influence on benefit in leisure, and the path-value came to 0.49. After analysis, the fitness of the model displayed good, so this study model had validity. The researcher had put forward four suggestions on enhancing slow softball game players’ participation motivation and I hoped the study could supply reference for future competition organizers, players those who participate sports and follow-up researchers in practice and research.