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The objective of this study, within the frame of Planned Behavior theory and Interpersonal Needs theory, was to testify the difference and the influence on junior high school students with different background variables of their levels of attitude, subjective norm, self-efficacy , interpersonal needs and behavior intention in their participation in table games. A questionnaire were developed and used to collect data from participants consisting of 225 students from a public junior high school in New Taipei City. Results revealed that: 1.Junior high school Students with different background variables showed no significant difference in their attitudes toward participating in table games. 2.There were significant differences between junior high school students at different study levels in the aspect of subjective norm. (eighth-graders > other graders) 3.There were significant differences between junior high school students with different grades in the aspect of self-efficacy in participating in table games. (eighth-graders > seventh-graders) 4.There were significant differences between junior high school students with different genders and grades in the aspect of interpersonal needs in participating in table games. (boys>girls)(eighth-graders > other-graders) 5.There were significant differences between junior high school students with different grades in the aspect of behavior intention in participating in table games. (eighth-graders > seventh-graders) 6.There is a significant correlation between attitude, subjective norms, self-efficacy, interpersonal needs, and behavioral intentions. 7.The attitude, subjective norm, self-efficacy, interpersonal needs of junior high school students in participating in table games had a positive forecasting ability for behavioral intentions.
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