Analysis on the Research Trends Related to Senior Sports

Abstract

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.