Department of Physical Education, Kookmin University, Seoul 02707, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 8;19(8):4495. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19084495.
Anyone can participate in sports, but not everyone has the opportunity to do so. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors causing inequality in sports participation based on the causes of the disparity in sports facility utilization in South Korea. Based on ecosystem theory, factors affecting the use of sports facilities were identified. For the causal relationship analysis of each factor, a hierarchical regression analysis was performed using the SPSS (version 26.0) package (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). The characteristics of individual, family, and community levels show the different impacts based on study models with hierarchical structures. The results of this study illustrated that family characteristics did not influence the facilities' utilization rate. However, individual and community characteristics did influence the sports facilities' utilization rate. Although these results were derived from the case of South Korea, they are comparable data focusing on country-specific characteristics and community indicators. It is expected that sports participation can be strengthened by bridging the gap in sports facilities' utilization.
任何人都可以参与体育运动，但并非每个人都有机会参与。本研究旨在根据韩国体育设施利用差异的原因，确定导致体育参与不平等的因素。基于生态系统理论，确定了影响体育设施使用的因素。对于每个因素的因果关系分析，使用 SPSS（版本 26.0）软件包（IBM，Armonk，NY，USA）进行分层回归分析。个体、家庭和社区层面的特征根据具有层次结构的研究模型显示出不同的影响。本研究的结果表明，家庭特征并不影响设施利用率。然而，个体和社区特征确实会影响体育设施的利用率。尽管这些结果来自韩国的案例，但它们是关注特定国家特征和社区指标的可比数据。预计通过弥合体育设施利用差距，可以加强体育参与。
