A Study on the Mediating Effects of Exercise Satisfaction in the Relationship Between Achievement Goal Orientation and Exercise Passion of Elective Physical Education Participants

This study aims to investigate the mediating effects of exercise satisfaction in the relationship between the achievement goal orientation and exercise passion of participants in elective physical education. For this purpose, total 255 copies of survey were distributed to university students who are participating in elective physical education, in which 230 copies were used as the final data. SPSS 23 was used to perform frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, simple linear regression, and multiple regression analysis according to the objective of the study, and the results are as follows. First, the achievement goal orientation of elective physical education participants has a positive effect on their exercise satisfaction. Second, the achievement goal orientation of elective physical education participants has a positive effect on their exercise passion. Third, the achievement goal orientation of elective physical education participants plays the role of mediation variable in the relationship between their achievement goal orientation and exercise passion. In conclusion, in order to improve the exercise satisfaction of elective physical education participants, their achievement goal orientation and exercise passion need to be improved. To do so, programs that support the elective physical education participants to experience sense of achievement in the process of setting a goal and achieve it are necessary.