Resilience and School Happiness Through Participation of High School Students in the School Sports Club
AUTHORS
Hohyun Song,Adjunct Professor, Korea National University of Education, 250 Taeseongtabyeon-ro, Gangnae-myeon, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea
Jihwan Song,Professor, Jeonju University of Education, 50 West Hak-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Republic of Korea
Seungman Lee,Adjunct Professor, Kyunghee University, 1732 Dukyoung-ro, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Republic of Korea
ABSTRACT
This study examined the effects of self-esteem on resilience and school happiness of high school students participating in school sports clubs. We aimed to provide primary data on the role of school sports clubs in the promotion of school happiness and how they can be used for this purpose. Through convenience sampling, this research selected around 324 Korean high school students (84 for a preliminary and 240 for a primary survey) participating in school sports clubs. For data analyses, we used frequency, reliability and validity tests, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. Results were: First, there was a significant correlation between self-esteem, resilience, and school happiness; second, positive self-esteem had positive effects on all subfactors of resilience, and negative self-esteem had negative effects on these same subfactors; third, positive self-esteem had positive effects on all subfactors of school happiness, and negative self-esteem had negative effects on some subfactors (student-teacher relationship, environmental satisfaction, learning activity pleasure, and psychological stability). Therefore, the development of ways to expand school sports clubs may help to enhance high school students’ self-esteem and resilience, so that students, who spend most of their time in school, can feel happy in this daily recurring setting.
KEYWORDS
High school students, School sports clubs, Self-esteem, Resilience, School happiness
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