Leisure Motivation and Well-being among Adolescents and Young Adults

Padhy, Meera; Valli, Sheila Kumari; Pienyu, Ruopfuvinuo; Padiri, Ruth Angiel; Chelli, Kavya

doi:10.1007/s12646-015-0327-5

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“…Jin, (2011) found that leisure motivation and subjective well-being had a significant predictive effect. Padhy et al, (2015) found that leisure motivation had significantly different effects on the well-being of adolescents and young adults, and could explain a significant proportion of variance in well-being. L. Liu, (2016) empirically tested the motivation and well-being of marathon participants, and found that the motivation of the participants had a positive impact on their well-being.…”

Section: Hypotheses Development 221 Cycling Motivation and Well-beingmentioning

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Exploring the relationship between cycling motivation, leisure benefits and well-being

Yuan

2019

IRSPSD International

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Bicycles have been useful transportation tools for many years, and have recently become more popular in terms of leisure and health. Increasingly, people choose regular cycling activities as a means of becoming healthier and happier. However, the relationships between why people choose to cycle, what benefits they get from bicycle-based leisure activities, and how their wellbeing is improved have not been fully explored. In this article, the relationship between cycling motivation, leisure benefits, and well-being is examined. Specifically, internal and external factors are considered in the motivation to cycle. Leisure benefits comprise physiological, psychological, and social benefits, while well-being consists of life satisfaction, self-confidence, and self-affirmation. A questionnaire survey is developed, and field data collected in China. A descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis are conducted. The results show that leisure benefits are positively affected by cycling motivation and both cycling motivation and leisure benefits have a positive impact on well-being. The practical implications of the results of the study are also discussed.

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Section: Hypotheses Development 221 Cycling Motivation and Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 96%

Exploring the relationship between cycling motivation, leisure benefits and well-being

Yuan

2019

IRSPSD International

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“…It has been established through research, notably by Koutra et al (2012) and Padhy et al (2015) , that adolescents predominantly focused on unstructured leisure activities tend to exhibit lower levels of subjective wellbeing, heightened substance consumption, and suboptimal academic performance. Nevertheless, it is essential to acknowledge that as adolescents mature, their engagement in unstructured leisure activities becomes an inevitable aspect of their developmental trajectory.…”

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Potential connection between positive frustration in family leisure time and the promotion of adolescent autonomy

Rivas,

Albertos

2023

Front. Psychol.

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Family relationships during leisure time in adolescence have the potential to promote positive development, particularly in terms of autonomy. However, the scientific literature that links specifically positive family leisure to the development of adolescent autonomy is scarce, and lower when analyzing the role of frustration in leisure time. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT) this article examines the potential relationship between positive frustration in family leisure time and the promotion of adolescent autonomy. For that purpose, the manuscript addresses four objectives to be discussed consecutively: (1) to delimit the concept of adolescent autonomy and point out the difficulty of parental support; (2) to explore positive frustration, a concept aligned with Csikszentmihalyi’s theory of flow, as a construct that can promote socio-emotional development in adolescence; (3) to describe the components of family leisure; and (4) to understand how the experience of optimal frustration may be linked to the development of adolescent autonomy during family leisure time. From this central question, several additional inquiries emerge: the interplay of frustration and failure in adolescence, the importance of parents and adolescents spending quality time together, the enjoyment in structured family leisure time, the autonomy-supportive parenting in leisure time activities in relation to daily activities, the need to strengthen adolescent bonds developed in infancy, and the complexity of paternal and maternal autonomy granting.

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“…Structured leisure time is defined as any time outside of formal schooling spent in activities organized and supervised by adults [ 7 ]. These activities have a challenging component and require concentration [ 23 ], provide personal well-being [ 24 ], and protect against behavior problems [ 25 ]. They also help to exercise self-control, and promote positive psychological adjustment [ 26 ].…”

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Leisure time activities in adolescents predict problematic technology use

Ibabe

Albertos

Burgo

2023

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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The problematic use of technology of children and adolescents is becoming a growing problem. Research has shown that excessive technology use predicts a variety of psychological and physical health problems. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of leisure time activities (structured and unstructured) in adolescents as a predictor of problematic technology use. Participants were 7723 adolescents, of which 55% were girls, from four Spanish-speaking countries (Chile, Spain, Mexico, and Peru) between the ages of 13 and 18 years. The evaluation instrument applied was the YOURLIFE project self-report questionnaire. Two executive functions were measured: goal setting and inhibitory control. Using structural equation modeling, findings indicated that structured leisure time activities predicted less PTU, whereas unstructured activities predicted more PTU, MLχ2 (69, N = 7723) = 806.60; CFI = 0.929, RMSEA = 0.042, and the model had good predictive capacity for PTU (R2 = 0.46). Structured and unstructured activities also showed indirect effects on PTU through executive functions. As adolescents spent more time in unstructured leisure activities, poorer goal setting, inhibitory control skills, and more PTU were found. The opposite was true for structured leisure time activities. Implications of structured leisure activities to develop executive functioning and to prevent PTU for adolescents are discussed.

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Leisure Motivation and Well-being among Adolescents and Young Adults

Cited by 10 publications

References 17 publications

Exploring the relationship between cycling motivation, leisure benefits and well-being

Exploring the relationship between cycling motivation, leisure benefits and well-being

Potential connection between positive frustration in family leisure time and the promotion of adolescent autonomy

Leisure time activities in adolescents predict problematic technology use

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