著者

金森 史枝 蛭田 秀一 KANAMORI Nobue HIRUTA Shuichi

出版者

名古屋大学総合保健体育科学センター

雑誌

総合保健体育科学 (ISSN:02895412)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.42, no.1, pp.7-20, 2019

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This study, focusing on the statement "Joining an collegiate sport club gives an advancement for employment", aims at clarifying how the difference in type of clubs as an extracurricular activity during college days affects the fulfillment of work and the work-life balance in the working adults' lives and how the difference in the current involvement status in sports relates to the working adults' lives. The research was conducted via internet for 800 working adults (400 males and 400 females) who are currently employed. The subjects were assigned to 4 categories regarding the activities at collegiate clubs or the others during college days: (1) those who belonged to sport clubs, (2) those who belonged to cultural clubs, (3) those who were involved in other activities, and (4) those who were involved in no activities. Statistical analyses were conducted using two-way variance analysis, ratio difference test, and logistic regression analysis. As a result, the following findings were obtained. The male subjects who currently play sports got significantly higher scores in the items related to fulfillment of work and the items related to work-life balance, which implies that sporting activities are a factor for living more positive working adults' lives. On the other hand, playing sports currently were not reflected in the items related to work-life balance for female subjects, which implies that the effect of sports may weaken in female workers' lives for being more difficult to balance work and housework/parenting. Next, regarding the statement "Joining an collegiate sport club gives an advancement for employment," it has been implied that the experience of playing sports as a part of their daily lives by joining an collegiate sport club during school days has led to realization of working adults' lives that achieve both the work and the sporting activities, and that this is the contemporary meaning of joining an collegiate sport club. In addition, the relationship between "those who currently play sports" and the promotion premium was also implied. These finding has helped demonstrate the necessity of encouraging working adults to participate in sporting activities.