The Contribution of Leisure Participation and Leisure Satisfaction to Life Satisfaction of Older Persons

Abstract:The influence of various aspects of life on wellbeing has been extensively researched. However, despite little empirical evidence, participation in leisure activities has been assumed to increase subjective wellbeing. Leisure is important because it is more under personal control than other sources of life satisfaction. This study asked whether people who participate in cultural leisure activities have higher life satisfaction than people who do not, if different types of leisure have the same influence on life satisfaction and if satisfaction is dependent on the frequency of participation or the number of activities undertaken. It used data from UKHLS Survey to establish associations between type, number and frequency of participation in leisure activities and life satisfaction. Results showed an independent and positive association of participation in sport, heritage and active-creative leisure activities and life satisfaction but not for participation in popular entertainment, theatre hobbies and museum/galleries. The association of reading hobbies and sedentary-creative activities and life satisfaction was negative. High life satisfaction was associated with engaging in a number of different activities rather than the frequency of participation in each of them. The results have implications for policy makers and leisure services providers, in particular those associated with heritage recreation. Subjective wellbeing measures, such as life satisfaction, and not economic measures alone should be considered in the evaluation of services. The promotion of leisure activities which are active and promote social interaction should be considered in programmes aimed at improving the quality of life.

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“…Ragheb and Griffith 1982;Lloyd and Auld 2002). To our knowledge only two studies have reported this outcome before (Russell 1987;Agyar 2014).…”

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Are People Who Participate in Cultural Activities More Satisfied with Life?

2014

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“…Leisure participation can be divided into two types: static and dynamic (Ragheb & Griffth, 1982). For the questions in this category, the study has chosen the viewpoints of Ragheb & Griffth (1982) by classifying leisure participation into static and dynamic types.…”

Section: Leisure Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For the questions in this category, the study has chosen the viewpoints of Ragheb & Griffth (1982) by classifying leisure participation into static and dynamic types. The questions in this category are factor analysed (after the varimax rotation) in which two items produce an eigenvalue greater than 1, all inclusive and are consistent with the original design.…”

Section: Leisure Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The relationship between working overtime and knowledge sharing in the food catering service industry – with work stress as the mediator

2013

SAJEMS

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Working overtime has long existed in business enterprises, but past studies were generally focused on its negative aspects, such as costs, accidents and work-family conflicts. There has not been extensive exploration of the possibility that an appropriate amount of overtime could have a positive impact. Based on the literature review, we show that working overtime can have a significantly positive impact on knowledge sharing among employees, but significant differences are reflected in the effect of knowledge sharing due to varying degrees of working overtime. Also, through the introduction of work stress and leisure participation as mediation and regulatory factors, working overtime can be shown to have remarkable influences on employees' knowledge sharing. It is confirmed that varying degrees of working overtime will produce different levels of work stress. Work stress indeed has a partially mediating effect on the relationship between working overtime and knowledge sharing, but the regulatory effect of leisure participation is not obvious. Finally, in the light of our research results, we recommend that similar topics be studied from the perspective of organisational culture.

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“…Ragheb와 Griffith [10] '심리적 웰빙'은 자신의 삶에 대하여 주관적으로 판단 하는 만족감 또는 행복감을 의미한다 [11][12]. Ryan과 Deci [13]는 심리적 웰빙에 대하여 크게 쾌락주의적 웰빙 Table 6.…”

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A Study on the Structural Relationship among Enjoyment Factors, Leisure Satisfaction, and Psychological Well-being in Golf Participants

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2015

Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society

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The purpose of this study was to empirically investigate the structural relationship among golf participants' enjoyment factors, leisure satisfaction, and psychological well-being. Three hundred twenty-two surveys were used as the final data, and the results using SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0 program are as follows. First, enjoyment factors of golf participants all effected positively on leisure satisfaction. Second, only interest displayed a positive relationship with self-realization. Third, leisure satisfaction increased self-realization, but did not have a statistically significant effect on hedonic well-being in this study.

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The Contribution of Leisure Participation and Leisure Satisfaction to Life Satisfaction of Older Persons

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Are People Who Participate in Cultural Activities More Satisfied with Life?

Are People Who Participate in Cultural Activities More Satisfied with Life?

The relationship between working overtime and knowledge sharing in the food catering service industry – with work stress as the mediator

A Study on the Structural Relationship among Enjoyment Factors, Leisure Satisfaction, and Psychological Well-being in Golf Participants

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