The effect of Autonomy Support from Swimming Instructors and Relationship Support among Participants on Class Participation Satisfaction and Intention to Continue Exercise

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a swimming instructor's autonomy support and relatedness support among participants on swimming class participation satisfaction and the intention to continue exercising. For this, data from a total of 340 participants who attended swimming classes at three centers in Seoul were used for analysis. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 27.0 statistical program, employing exploratory factor, reliability, frequency, correlation, and multiple regression analysis. The findings of the study are as follows. First, the swimming instructor's autonomy support and relatedness support among participants had a positive impact on emotional satisfaction. Second, the swimming instructor's autonomy support and relatedness support among participants positively influenced social satisfaction. Third, the swimming instructor's autonomy support did not have a significant impact on physical satisfaction, whereas relatedness support among participants had a positive effect on physical satisfaction. Fourth, the swimming instructor's autonomy support and relatedness support among participants positively influenced the intention to continue exercising. Fifth, emotional satisfaction and social satisfaction, which are sub-factors of class participation satisfaction, positively influenced the intention to continue exercising, while physical satisfaction did not have a significant effect.