本研究的目主要是比較中老年人法式滾球的參與動機及參與法式滾球運動後的生活滿意度的差異。以問卷調查法針對年齡45歲以上從事法式滾球運動者為調查範圍，共發出問卷260份，問卷回收率達100%，其中有效問卷共253份，有效問卷率達97.3%。以描述性統計法進行基本資料分析，以獨立樣本t檢定（t-test）及單因子變異數分析法（one-way ANOVA）進行不同變項在參與動機與生活滿意度之差異比較，經單因子變異數分析結果達顯著水準時，則以Scheffe's法進行事後比較。研究結果發現自覺健康狀況良好者在參與動機的生理構面、心理構面、社會構面及成就構面顯著比自覺健康普通者高。在生活滿意度的社交構面方面不同職業間具有顯著差異。不同收入者在家庭及社交構面具有顯著差異。大多數的參與者在家庭、社交、健康、工作等四構面具有較高的滿意度。顯示法式滾球是一項適合中老年人從事的運動，並可以增進他們的生活滿意度。
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the differences of participating motivation and life satisfaction of pétanque in middle-aged and elderly adults. Methods: We sent 260 questionnaires and got 253 effective questionnaires (response rate 100%, valid questionnaires rate 97.3%) from participants above 45 years old who were participating pétanque. Participating motivation and life satisfaction were measured with questionnaires. Data was analyzed by using independent t-test, one-way ANOVA. Results: We found that significant more participation in pétanque with higher self-perceived health condition in physical, psychological, social, and achievement. Well-educated participants had higher motivation and life satisfaction in work aspects. Elderly adults were significant higher life satisfaction in social and health aspects. Satisfaction of social aspects was differed from jobs. Economic status was found significant associate with satisfaction of family and social aspects. Most of participants were satisfied in family, social, health, and work aspects. Conclusion: Pétanque is an appropriate activity to middle-aged and elderly adults that may promote their life satisfaction.
