title: Health benefits of dancing activity among Korean middle-aged women.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to understand the health benefits of line dancing activity in Korean middle-aged women. This study explored how Korean middle-aged women perceive health benefits through lived experiences of line dancing in their leisure time. Three themes emerged related to health benefits: (1) psychological benefit, (2) physical benefit, and (3) social benefit. This finding suggested that serious leisure experience aids health enhancements in the lives of Korean middle-aged women. This study also discusses the research implication that continuous participation in leisure activity is necessary for health improvement in Korean middle-aged women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Global Sport, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Min Jeong
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Sport and Leisure Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; wakeford@yonsei.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Chul Won
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003615:Dancing / Q000523:psychology; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support
keywords: Health benefit; Korean middle-aged women; leisure experience; line dancing; serious leisure