A Study on Social Psychology Factors of Golfers in South Korea

The purpose of study is to investigate on the social psychology factors of golfer in South Korea. The participants in this study were 352 people who live in Seoul, and Gyeonggi-do. For the data analysis in this study confirmatory factor, reliability, and multiple regression analyses were performed. The results were as follows. First, personal factors and structural factors of leisure facilitation had influence on the intrinsic factors of psychological well-being. Second, the individual factors of leisure facilitation had influence on the intrinsic factors of psychological well-being. Third, the individual and structural factors of leisure facilitation had influence on the self-realization of psychological well-being. Fourth, the individual factors of leisure facilitation had influence on the confidence of psychological well-being. So, we found that it is necessary to build an infrastructure to participate in golf as a leisure activity, and the high psychological well-being had an effect on improving the quality of life of individuals.