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The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of soldier's physical activity on adjustment in military life.
The total number of subjects who participated in this survey was 250 and finally analyzed 222 military sevicemen. The instruments used for this study were a soldiers adaptation scale during Army life by stauffer(1949) and were modified using Research on the physical activity desire and actual condition among military servicement by Park and Im and Kim(2003).
Collected data was analyzed through descriptive statistics, t-test, One way-ANOVA, multiple regression analysis using SPSS 13.0
Results based on this research method and data analysis are as follows;
1. The sports that they most practice is soccer and they most do is 3times per weeks. Also the most important value in physical activity is to manage one's mental stress
2. The relation between physical activity and military life adjustments according to class, religion, education level were significantly different in class and religion. and there was a certain difference in the will of their duty according to education level
3. Physical activity in the military life were found to affect soldier's adjustment to the military life. Such a finding suggests that it would be necessary to develop a soldier's personal willingness. In order to help a soldier make necessary military life adjustments, physical activity program should be managed to support physical fitness and decrease depression related to military life.
Consequently, through integrating these findings, soldier's frequent level in physical activity not only increases the satisfaction of military life, but also has relative important to manage physcical and mental stress. For this reason, it is important to develop well- projected program which can reduce the side effect during their service period.