Analysis of Trends in Leisure Sports Research for the Elderly in Korea

Choi, Myoung Kyoung; Cho, Kwang Min; Lee, Hee Ji

doi:10.23949/kjpe.2019.05.58.3.19

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“…In particular, the problem of the senior population is now being dealt with as a national problem rather than an individual problem. In fact, in foreign countries, many studies have been conducted on how to solve the problems of the seniors by involving them in sports [6][7][8]. In line with this, efforts are being made to promote senior sports in Korea.…”

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“…In foreign countries, there are studies that emphasize the importance of sports policies for the elderly as participation in sports for the senior can reduce social costs related to related to their health. There are many studies that suggest a positive role, that is, a high level of life satisfaction and emotional stability [7][8][9][10][11]. Therefore, this study aims to analyze domestic research on sports for seniors, which can and Python, which are capable of text mining, are mainly used.…”

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Analysis on the Research Trends Related to Senior Sports

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2023

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Recently, interest in sports for seniors is increasing due to the rise in the senior population. This study is meaningful in that it provides data that can be helpful in presenting the direction of future sports-related research for the senior. For this purpose, research related to sports for seniors was analyzed using a big data analysis method(Textom). Abstracts of 95 papers registered in Research Information Sharing Service (RISS) for the last five years (March 2017 to February 2022) were collected and analyzed using Textom for these papers. The results shows that extensive research is being done on life satisfaction through 'senior sports', and there is extensive interest in leisure sports among the senior sports, and extensive research on instructors is being conducted. The analysis showed the following. Since there is extensive interest in things that can increase life satisfaction through 'senior sports', it can be seen that active research is being conducted to help the senior's sports activities enable health and happiness. Also, there seem to be an extensive interest in the role of senior sports instructors, so it can be seen that researches that can teach in a more effective way are being actively conducted. On the other hand, research on the senior sports infra or ssenior sports welfare policy should be more actively conducted.

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