對於銀髮族而言,社會支持扮演相當重要的支柱來源,在生活型態方面能夠促進良好的健康狀態。為探討現階段的銀髮族的生活型態及休閒時間身體活動的參與之現況,本研究主要探討目的為二:(一)探討銀髮族的健康促進生活態休閒時間身體活動所參與次數之間的關係;(二)探討社會支持在兩個變數中所扮演的角色及其影響。研究方法部份,本研究以調查法的方式,將問卷分為身體活動、社會支持、健康促進生活型態及基本人口統計四構面以便利抽樣的方式在台灣的三大都會區(即台北縣市、台中縣市及高雄縣市)以50歲以上的銀髮族進行發放問卷。統計方法則以描述性分析、T檢定、ANOVA 檢定、階層迴歸分析、多元迴歸分析來進行探討銀髮族現階段的生活型態、參與休閒時間身體活動的頻率和次數、以及檢驗社會支持的角色在健康促進生活型態與身體活動之間所扮演中介或者干擾的角色。最後,經由實證結果:(1)銀髮族的健康促進生活型態與身體活動呈正相關;(2)透過社會支持的角色可提升銀髮族的生活型態及身體活動參與之意願,以減少慢性疾病的產生。(3)社會支持在本研究中扮演了調節的角色。
The purposes of the study were:(1) examine the relationship between health promoting lifestyle and leisure time physical activity participation among older adults, and (2) ascertain the effect of social support on these two variables, that is, health promoting lifestyle and leisure time physical activity participation. The methods of the study included were:(1) data collected from the older adults centers culture centers and parks in Taipei、Taichung and Kaohsuing, (2) The target populations were older adults who are aged 50 and older, (3) reaserch analysis were descriptive statistics, T- test, One-way Anova, and multiple hierarchical regression analysis . Results of study should : (1) the relationship between health promoting lifestyle and leisure time physical acitivity among older adults was positive. (2) social support can improve older adults’ lifestyle and leisure time physical acitivity participation, and besides, the role of social support in this study had significant moderating effects on the relationship between health promoting lifestyle and leisure time physical activity participation.