Effect of Middle School Students Participation in JUDO TRAINING on Social Development

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to provide basic data that will help expand the base of Judo by analyzing the social process that adolescents who are entering puberty during the period of becoming an adult and are currently attending middle school to train their body by practicing judo. Method: The subject of this study was to extract samples from Judo trainers and non-trainers at middle schools and various schools located across the country using cluster random sampling. Only valid samples were coded in accordance with the coding guidelines, except for responses that were deemed unreliable after the response was retrieved from the completed data. After individually inputting the encoded data into the computer, it was computerized according to the purpose of analysis using the statistical program SPSS Window 20.0 Version. Results: As a result of the difference in Judo Training and sociality of middle school students according to demographic characteristics, the second year was higher than the third year in cooperation according to gender, and the lower rank was higher in cooperation. As a result of the correlation between Judo Training Participation and social development, training period showed a positive correlation with training frequency, and training frequency showed a negative correlation with compliance. As a result of the Participation in training on social development, compliance was found to have a negative effect on intensity, and autonomy was found to have a positive effect on duration. Conclusion: As a result of a comprehensive analysis of the effects of Judo Training in middle school students on sociality, no significant difference was found in the family relationship and the results of comparing the personality characteristics and social differences between trainees and non-trainees according to demographic characteristics. However, in terms of gender, training groups showed significant differences in activity and dominance, unlike non-training groups. Based on these results, it is necessary to develop various programs that can be implemented in Judo gymnasiums for the development of social skills necessary for the growth period.