Department of Physical Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeollabuk-do 54896, Korea.
Sports Medicine Major, College of Humanities and Arts, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju-si 27469, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 13;18(6):2950. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18062950.
This study was aimed at providing practical information to improve Korean adolescents' wellness by empirically identifying its correlation with sports participation and having an internal health locus of control (IHLC) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study comprised both a pilot test and a main study. We recruited 844 Korean adolescents as subjects in January 2021 to participate in an online self-reported survey. The reliability and validity of the scales used (sports participation, IHLC, and wellness) were verified through a pilot test. In the main study, we verified the differences between all variables according to adolescents' demographic characteristics and the structural relationship of sports participation, IHLC, and wellness. Sports participation had a positive effect on IHLC ( < 0.001) and wellness ( < 0.001). Additionally, IHLC had a positive effect on wellness ( < 0.001). In juvenile educational institutions, there is a need to develop strategies to increase wellness, sports participation, and IHLC among adolescent students, which can improve their wellness in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
本研究旨在通过实证确认与运动参与和在 COVID-19 大流行期间具有内部健康控制源(IHLC)相关联来为改善韩国青少年健康提供实用信息。本研究包括试点测试和主要研究。我们于 2021 年 1 月招募了 844 名韩国青少年作为在线自我报告调查的参与者。通过试点测试验证了所使用的量表(运动参与、IHLC 和健康)的可靠性和有效性。在主要研究中,我们根据青少年的人口统计学特征以及运动参与、IHLC 和健康的结构关系,验证了所有变量之间的差异。运动参与对 IHLC(<0.001)和健康(<0.001)有积极影响。此外,IHLC 对健康有积极影响(<0.001)。在青少年教育机构中,有必要制定增加青少年学生健康、运动参与和 IHLC 的策略,这可以在 COVID-19 大流行背景下提高他们的健康水平。