Subjective Exercise Experience and Group Cohesion among Chinese Participating in Square Dance: A Moderated Mediation Model of Years of Participation and Gender
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Chinese Square Dance
1.2. Subjective Exercise Experience and Group Cohesion
1.3. Adherence to Physical Activity
1.4. Motivation of Participating in Physical Activity
1.5. Hypotheses
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Process
2.2. Participants
2.3. Instrument
2.3.1. Subjective Exercise Experience
2.3.2. Group Cohesion
2.4. Statistic Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Primary Analysis
3.2. Multiple Group Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Choices | How much money do you will earn every month? |
What is your highest educational level? | |
What is your gender? | |
Completions | When did you begin to participate in the square dance group? |
What have you gained from participating in the square dance group? | |
What is your job? | |
How old are you? |
Demographic Measures | Number of Males | Number of Females | Demographic Measures | Number of Males | Number of Females | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Education | Elementary | 0 | 0 | Income level | ≤2000 | 9 | 16 |
Junior high | 12 | 15 | 2001~3500 | 10 | 23 | ||
Senior high | 14 | 29 | 3501~5000 | 20 | 16 | ||
Undergraduate | 31 | 22 | 5001~6500 | 10 | 6 | ||
Postgraduate | 6 | 1 | 6501~8000 | 6 | 2 | ||
>8000 | 8 | 4 |
Hierarchy of Needs | The Number of Males | The Number of Females | |
---|---|---|---|
Self-Actualization | e.g., I took pride in my or our team’s achievement. I experienced deeper patriotism. | 1 | 0 |
Aesthetics | e.g., I cultivated my artistic aesthetics. | 2 | 3 |
Cognition | e.g., I have been in command of dance skills gradually. I learned more information from others. | 3 | 8 |
Esteem | e.g., I became more confident with performance. | 1 | 0 |
Attachment | e.g., I made more friends. Since retirement, I finally felt a sense of belonging. | 10 | 15 |
Safety | e.g., I built up my body. | 37 | 32 |
Positive | e.g., I experienced pleasure/well-being. | 28 | 38 |
Variables | Male (n = 63) M ± SD | Female (n = 67) M ± SD | F (1, 62) | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
Years of participation | 4.08 ± 5.14 | 4.31 ± 5.12 | 0.02 | 0.881 |
ATG-T | 16.83 ± 2.37 | 17.82 ± 1.60 | 8.77 | 0.004 |
ATG-S | 23.13 ± 3.27 | 24.75 ± 1.93 | 10.74 | 0.002 |
GI-T | 23.38 ± 3.09 | 24.25 ± 2.15 | 4.94 | 0.030 |
GI-S | 19.16 ± 3.04 | 20.06 ± 2.97 | 3.23 | 0.077 |
PWB | 20.30 ± 3.81 | 22.10 ± 3.79 | 7.42 | 0.008 |
PF | 12.22 ± 3.98 | 11.12 ± 8.68 | 2.57 | 0.114 |
PD | 8.68 ± 2.75 | 8.24 ± 2.66 | 2.76 | 0.101 |
Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Age | 1.000 | ||||||
2. Income | 0.057 | 1.000 | |||||
3. Education | −0.229 ** | 0.485 ** | 1.000 | ||||
4. Years of participation | 0.253 ** | 0.063 | −0.072 | 1.000 | |||
5. Gender | 0.190 * | −0.258 ** | −0.207 * | 0.022 | 1.000 | ||
6. Group Cohesion | 0.217 * | −0.116 | −0.215 * | 0.204 * | 0.291 ** | 1.000 | |
7. Subjective Exercise Experience | −0.034 | −0.099 | −0.021 | 0.213 * | 0.021 | 0.142 | 1.000 |
Model | Δχ2 | ∆df | p | CFI | RMSEA | AIC | PNFI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measurement weights | 11.83 | 6 | 0.07 | 0.88 | 0.07 | 164.37 | 0.57 |
Structural weights | 3.68 | 2 | 0.16 | 0.83 | 0.08 | 168.76 | 0.64 |
Measurement residuals | 11.94 | 8 | 0.15 | 0.78 | 0.08 | 172.84 | 0.67 |
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Ji, P.; Zhou, S.; Wang, R.; Fan, H.; Wang, Y. Subjective Exercise Experience and Group Cohesion among Chinese Participating in Square Dance: A Moderated Mediation Model of Years of Participation and Gender. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12978. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912978
Ji P, Zhou S, Wang R, Fan H, Wang Y. Subjective Exercise Experience and Group Cohesion among Chinese Participating in Square Dance: A Moderated Mediation Model of Years of Participation and Gender. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12978. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912978
Chicago/Turabian StyleJi, Peiyao, Shihan Zhou, Ruohang Wang, Hongying Fan, and Yan Wang. 2022. "Subjective Exercise Experience and Group Cohesion among Chinese Participating in Square Dance: A Moderated Mediation Model of Years of Participation and Gender" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12978. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912978