The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect that the level of leisure activity participation and
satisfaction for the parents of disabled children has on their self-esteem. For this study, a survey was
conducted on 185 parents of disabled children in ○○ city of Chungcheongbuk-do Province from January
10, 2015 to March 10, 2015. Using the SPSS program, we conducted frequency analysis, reliability
analysis, correlation analysis of the sociodemographical characteristics data as well as multiple regression
analysis to identify the effect that leisure participation and leisure satisfaction has on self-esteem. The
results showed that, first, higher level of leisure activity participation of parents with disabled children, both
for dynamic leisure and silent leisure was correlated with higher self-esteem. Second, self-esteem was high
when leisure activity satisfaction of parents with disabled children was high for educational, psychological,
and environmental satisfactions. This study implies that it will provide a useful preliminary data for the
development of leisure programs and leisure policies to promote active leisure activity participation for
parents of disabled children, which will lead to their leisure activity satisfaction and ultimately improve
their self-esteem.