Leisure Satisfaction Research Articles

Examining the Relationship of Leisure Satisfaction with Happiness and Hopelessness

Examining the Relationship of Leisure Satisfaction with Happiness and Hopelessness

African Americans’ outdoor recreation involvement, leisure satisfaction, and subjective well-being

African Americans’ outdoor recreation involvement, leisure satisfaction, and subjective well-being

Moderating Effects of Religious Tourism Activities on Environmental Risk, Leisure Satisfaction, Physical and Mental Health and Well-Being among the Elderly in the Context of COVID-19.

The purpose of this study is to explore whether religious tourism activities can create a safe leisure environment and improve the well-being of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the participants in the Baishatun Mazu pilgrimage in Taiwan as the subjects of this study. A mixed research method was used. First, statistical software and the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data. Then the respondents' opinions were collected. Finally, a multivariate analysis method was used to discuss the results of analysis. The findings showed that the elderly respondents thought that the epidemic prevention information and leisure space planning for the pilgrimage made them feel secure. The elderly believed the scenery, religious atmosphere, and commodities en route could reduce the perception of environmental risks to tourists, relieve pressure on the brain, and increase social opportunities. Therefore, the friendlier the leisure environment around the pilgrimage, the greater the leisure satisfaction among the elderly respondents. The happier the elderly felt, the less they considered the concentration of airborne contaminants, including viruses. The better their physical and mental health was, the less likely they were to want to ask for religious goods.

The Relationship between Serious Leisure, Leisure Satisfaction, Psychological Happiness, and Life Satisfaction of the Elderly

The Relationship between Serious Leisure, Leisure Satisfaction, Psychological Happiness, and Life Satisfaction of the Elderly

코로나19 시기 생애주기별 생활만족도에 영향을 미치는 요인 연구

In order to find a way to increase the life satisfaction of adults living in the age of COVID-19, factors affecting life satisfaction were analyzed by youth, middle-aged, and elderly generations through the application of Alderfer’s ERG theory. To this end, we analyzed the responses of 1,233 people over the age of 18 using the data of the “Research Survey for the Development of Goyang Citizens’ Happiness Promotion Indicators” surveyed in 2020. The life satisfaction of the three groups was highest among the elderly, followed by the young and middle-aged, but there was no statistical difference. As a result of analyzing the major factors affecting life satisfaction by generation, it was found that the effects of subjective health, social relationships, and leisure satisfaction on life satisfaction for the elderly and middle-aged were significant. In the case of young people, subjective health and social relationship had a significant effect on life satisfaction. And the fear of COVID-19 infection is negatively affecting life satisfaction. It can be seen that the fear of COVID-19 infection has a greater impact on young people than on the elderly and middle-aged. On the other hand, it was found that leisure satisfaction had no significant effect on life satisfaction among young people. Leisure was suggested to be more important in the life of the elderly and middle-aged. Based on these research results, suggestions were made to improve life satisfaction by life cycle in the era of COVID-19.

중년기혼여성들의 볼링 참여에 따른 여가만족과 생활만족의 관계

The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for expanding and activating middle-aged women's bowling participation opportunities by examining the relationship between leisure satisfaction and life satisfaction according to middle-aged women's bowling participation. Middle-aged married women participating in bowling visited five bowling alleys in Gyeonggi-do from January 15 to February 15, 2022. A total of 220 questionnaires were returned by the self-evaluation method of filling in the questionnaire, and data from 211 people were empirically analyzed, excluding 9 copies of which were insincere or missing the contents of the questionnaire.Middle-aged women's participation in bowling is the most effective way to not only maintain and promote health care, but also to improve the quality of life through leisure activities. By solving the problem of lack of exercise among middle-aged married women who play the role of human beings, it will be possible to prevent obesity and improve physical strength and muscle strength.

20-30대 스크린골프 참여자의 재미요인이 운동지속 및 여가만족에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between exercise adherence, leisure satisfaction, and fun factors of screen golf participants in their 20s and 30s. The subjects of this study were participants who lived in S and B areas and read and agreed to the research agreement. 300 questionnaires were used. The data were processed by SPSS Ver.23.0 program, and reliability analysis, frequency analysis, Pearson correlation analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and multiple regression analysis were conducted. The conclusions drawn from this are as follows. First, physical and mental health maintenance and sense of accomplishment had a positive effect on tendency, and physical and mental health maintenance, sense of accomplishment, and sociality had a positive effect on possibility and strengthening. Second, physical and mental health maintenance and sociality had positive (+)effects on psychological satisfaction and physical satisfaction. Physical and mental health maintenance and achievement have positive effects on environmental satisfaction. Physical and mental health maintenance, sense of accomplishment, and sociality had a positive effect on education satisfaction.

The Effect of Leisure Time Satisfaction Levels of University Students Taking Reformer Pilates Training on Life Satisfaction: Structural Modeling

This study aims to examine the relationship between leisure time satisfaction and life satisfaction of university students receiving Reformer Pilates training. For this purpose, 234 people from Afyonkarahisar province, reached by purposeful sampling method, constituted the research participants. Leisure Satisfaction Scale developed by Beard and Raghep (1980) and The Satisfaction with Life Scale developed by Ed Diener et al. (1985) was used as a data collection tool. The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of the Leisure Satisfaction Scale was 0.76, and the Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of the life satisfaction scale was 0.70. For the sub-dimensions of the leisure satisfaction scale, the internal consistency coefficients ranged from 0.70 to 0.89. Validity and reliability analysis (EFA) of the obtained data was performed, then confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) were applied. As a result of the established model (RMSEA = .07, CFI = .96), a highly significant relationship was found between leisure time satisfaction and life satisfaction (p0.05). It was found that the leisure time satisfaction levels of female students who took the reformer pilates training had a high effect on life satisfaction. The findings suggest that reformer pilates training plays an important role in increasing life satisfaction in young women as a leisure time evaluation tool.

Leisure Activity, Leisure Satisfaction, and Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being Among Older Adults With Cancer Experience.

Older adults with cancer experience are more likely to encounter a notable reduction of participation in physical and social leisure activities, which may threaten their overall well-being. The purpose of this study was to explore how specific types of leisure activities and leisure satisfaction were linked to hedonic and eudaimonic well-being among older adults who had experienced cancer. A nationally representative sample of 2,934 older adults with lifetime cancer experience was retained from the Health and Retirement Study. The results of regression analysis revealed that walking for 20 minutes was reported as the only type of leisure activity related to hedonic well-being for the oldest-old (85+ years old). The current study also found that TV watching was significantly, but negatively associated with eudaimonic well-being for the young-old (50-74 years of age). In contrast, using a computer was positively linked to hedonic and eudaimonic well-being among the young-old and old-old (75-84 years of age). The current study made a significant contribution to build the body of knowledge that the different age groups of older adults who had experienced cancer can enhance eudaimonic and hedonic well-being by participating in different types of leisure activities. Implications for further research are discussed.

Play at Organization: Perceived Organizational Leisure Support Scale Development and Validation

Due to increasingly tense and demanding work, organizations are introducing leisure support so that employees can relieve stress through leisure. However, previous studies lack measurement and verification of the perceived organizational leisure support (POLS). Accordingly, this research conducted two studies to make up for the gap in the literature. Study 1 developed a scale to measure POLS. Using both qualitative and quantitative approaches, two separate samples of employees were collected to validate the POLS scale. Study 2 examined the impact of the POLS constructs and POLS dimensions on leisure engagement, leisure satisfaction, work engagement, and work satisfaction. The findings indicated POLS benefited the leisure of employees, which then spilled over into their work engagement. The research could provide instrumental and theoretical advances regarding POLS and expand the current academic understanding of leisure support at work.

The relationship between car shedding and subjective well-being

The sufficiency strategy for sustainable development aims to reduce energy and resource consumption beyond technological modifications. One way to do this is to forgo ownership of certain consumer goods, such as cars. Although proponents of sufficiency claim that car shedding (i.e., giving away a vehicle so that the household no longer has its own car) might increase subjective well-being (SWB), there is little empirical evidence supporting this. This paper aims to help fill this gap by adding empirical evidence on the relationship between car shedding and SWB. Data from the Swiss Household Panel is used (2006–2017) with a fixed-effects model assessing the year-to-year changes in evaluative and affective well-being (life satisfaction, leisure satisfaction, joy, and anger) before and after car shedding. Separate analyses for non-affordability-driven and affordability-driven car shedders were conducted. Results show that non-affordability-driven car shedding has a positive effect on feelings of joy one to three years after the event. Affordability-driven car shedding, in contrast, is associated with a decrease in leisure satisfaction and feelings of joy up to three years later. Levels of positive affective wellbeing already decrease in anticipation of affordability-driven car shedding. A sufficiency measure like non-affordability-driven car shedding is not associated with reducing SWB, and this may have policy implications.

Exploring the Impacts of Urban Community Leisure on Subjective Well-Being during COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Case Study.

Participating in community leisure activities has become an important way for the public to pursue good health and a high quality of life. However, few studies have focused on the health and welfare effects of participating in urban leisure activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this gap in the literature, this study drew on the stimulus–organism–response (SOR) theory to examine the effects of community leisure on subjective well-being during the pandemic from the perspective of urban residents. A sample of 1041 urban residents in Beijing, China, was empirically analyzed by applying partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The PLS-SEM results revealed the net effects of the pandemic influence, leisure satisfaction, leisure environment, and community identity on subjective well-being. The fsQCA provided causal methods for realizing subjective well-being and a necessary condition analysis supplemented the necessary antecedents. The results showed that (1) higher levels of pandemic influence and leisure environment increased leisure satisfaction; (2) pandemic influence, leisure environment, and leisure satisfaction had a positive effect on community identity; (3) pandemic influence, leisure satisfaction, and community identity also combined with leisure environment and leisure time to positively influence subjective well-being; and (4) leisure satisfaction and community identity mediated the impacts of pandemic influence and leisure environment on subjective well-being. This paper contributes not only to empirical evidence but also to theory by constructing and enriching the research models of community leisure and subjective well-being. The practical implications for the public, community managers, and policymakers are also discussed.

공공스포츠클럽 회원들의 소속감과 구전의도의 관계 : 여가만족의 매개효과를 중심으로

The purpose of this study was to verify The Relationship between Sense of Belonging and Word-of-Mouth Intention for Public Sports Club Consumer focused on the Mediating Effect of Leisure Satisfaction. To achieve the purpose of study, a non-face-to-face online survey questionnaire was used as a measurement tool to conduct the study. To achieve the goal of this study, a total of 328 questionnaires were collected from the Public Sports Club Consumer. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS program and AMOS program. Confirmatory factor analysis, frequency analysis, correlation analysis, validity test and structural equation model analysis were used. The results were as follows. First, sense of belonging had a significant relationship with word-of-mouth intention. Second, sense of belonging was significantly related to leisure satisfaction. Third, leisure satisfaction and word-of-mouth intention were not significantly related. Fourth, leisure satisfaction was found to have a mediating effect between sense of belonging and word-of-mouth intention.

Leisure Satisfaction and Mental Well-Being: A Study on the Families of Disabled Athletes

İlişkisel araştırma modelinin kullanıldığı bu çalışma kapsamında, özel sporcu ailelerinin boş zaman doyumları ile mental iyi oluş düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma grubunu, ulusal ve uluslararası şampiyonalara katılan lisanslı özel sporcuların aileleri oluşturmaktadır. Buna göre, %78,8’i anne (n=201), %21,2’si baba (n=54) olmak üzere toplamda 255 aile üyesi gönüllü olarak çalışmaya katılmıştır. Araştırma kapsamında veri toplama aracı olarak, ailelerin demografik özellikleri hakkında bilgi edinmek amacıyla araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan “Kişisel Bilgi Formu”, “Warwick-Edinburgh Mental İyi Oluş Ölçeği” ve “Boş Zaman Doyum Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Demografik özellikler hakkında bilgi edinebilmek için frekans, yüzde, ortalama ve standart sapma gibi betimsel analizlerden ve ölçme araçları arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenebilmesi için Pearson Korelasyon analizinden faydalanılmıştır. Ailelerin boş zaman doyum düzeylerinin mental iyi oluşları üzerindeki yordayıcı etkisini belirlemek için ise basit doğrusal regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, özel sporcu ailelerinin boş zaman doyumları ile mental iyi oluş düzeyleri arasında pozitif yönlü orta düzeyde bir ilişkinin bulunduğu ve boş zaman doyumunun aile üyelerinin mental iyi oluş düzeylerinin anlamlı bir yordayıcısı olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Leisure Satisfaction Changes and Stress-coping during the Pandemic.

Objectives: Leisure engagement has been considered as a salient stress-coping strategy. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, people's leisure engagement has been restricted due to COVID-19- related regulations and policies. Moreover, many Asian immigrants, including Korean immigrants in the US, have been exposed to additional challenges (e.g., discrimination and harassment), which negatively affected their leisure experiences. Methods: in this study, we categorized participants into 3 groups based on their leisure satisfaction changes before and during the pandemic and compared the groups regarding COVID-19 risk perception, stress-coping, and life satisfaction. Results: The Maintained or Increased Group (MIG) scored significantly lower stress than the Highly Decreased group (HDG); the MIG scored significantly higher life satisfaction than both the Slightly Decreased Group (SDG) and the HDG. Conclusion: The research demonstrated the importance of satisfactory leisure experience to cope with stress and be satisfied with their life in a stressful life event.

Psychometric properties of Leisure Satisfaction Scale (LSS)-short form: a Rasch rating model calibration approach

BackgroundLeisure satisfaction has been one of primary variables to explain an individual’s choice of leisure and recreational activities’ participation. The Leisure Satisfaction Scale (LSS)-short form has been widely utilized to measure leisure and recreation participants’ satisfaction levels. However, limited research has been studied on the LSS-short form that would provide sufficient evidence to use it to measure individual leisure satisfaction levels. Thus, the purpose of the study was to determine whether the LSS-short form would be appropriate to measure individuals’ leisure satisfaction levels.MethodThe convenience sampling was used in this study from the south-central United States. The LSS-short form questionnaire was administered to 436 individuals after removing 20 surveys due to incomplete questions. The WINSTEPS computer program was utilized to analyze the Rating scale fit; Item fit; Differential Item Functioning (DIF); and Person-Item map by utilizing Rasch rating scale model.ResultsThe results indicated that the five-point Likert-type LSS-short form was appropriate to utilize. Two of 24 LSS-short form items had overfit or misfit and were eliminated. DIF indicated that all remained 22 items were suitable to measure leisure satisfaction levels. Overall, 22 item were finally selected for the reconstructed version of the LSS-short form. In addition, Person-Item map showed that ability and item difficulty were fit matched.ConclusionsAs the importance of leisure has been increased, the newly reconstructed LSS-short form would be recommended to evaluate individual leisure satisfaction levels in future studies. Furthermore, leisure and recreation professionals can provide and develop effective leisure activities or programs by measuring individual’s leisure satisfaction level with the new version of LSS-short form.

Who cares about single childless employees in the hotel industry? Creating a workplace culture beyond family-friendly

Although numerous studies have explored work–family issues, few have focused on the work–nonwork problems faced by single childless employees. Drawing on theories of social role and social information processing, this study developed a multilevel model to investigate how the hotel-level social inclusion of a singles-friendly culture influenced single childless employees' work–personal conflicts at the individual level. We conducted a multi-source field study with data collected from 639 single childless employees and their direct supervisors in 29 full-service hotels in China. The results demonstrate that a socially inclusive culture improves employees' job performance and leisure satisfaction by reducing their work-to-personal conflict. This study provides a comprehensive picture of employees’ interrole conflicts by considering their personal roles. The findings offer insights for managers seeking to create a supportive environment for single childless employees, a group that represents a growing segment of the labor force in the hotel industry.

대학생들의 여가활동에 따른 제약요인과 여가만족도에 관한 연구

The purpose of this study is to find the types and frequency of leisure activities that university students have, their leisure constraints, and any average differences between leisure constraints by school year. For the analysis on leisure satisfaction, the leisure satisfaction scale (LSS) developed by Beard and Ragheb(1980) was applied. An empirical analysis was conducted as to whether the psychological, educational, social, relaxational, physical, and environmental factors of leisure activity participants influence leisure satisfaction significantly and positively. The leisure activity frequency of university students was overally low. As a result, psychological/ educational factors, relaxational factors, leisure satisfaction factors, relaxational factors, social factors, lack of time/cost, companion absence, facility shortage and awkwardness were drawn. According to the correlation analysis, five sub factors of leisure satisfaction scale, except for leisure constraints (lack of time/cost & companion absence, and facility shortage & awkwardness), had high correlations. According to the verification of the hypotheses 1 and 2, the mean was not different depending on school years. Therefore, the hypotheses were rejected. The multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to verify the study hypotheses 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5 and to find how psychological/educational, environmental, physical, relaxational, and social factors affected leisure satisfaction. The hypothesis 3-1 ‘psychological/educational factors will affect leisure satisfaction positively’ was adopted. The hypothesis 3-2 ‘environmental factors will affect leisure satisfaction positively was rejected. The hypothesis 3-3 ’physical factors will affect leisure satisfaction positively’ was adopted. The hypothesis 3-4 ‘relaxational factors will affect leisure satisfaction positively’ was adopted. The hypothesis 3-5 ‘social factors will affect leisure satisfaction positively’ was rejected.

Implementation of a leisure reintegration programme for people with acquired brain injury in a community rehabilitation programme: a feasibility study.

Participation in leisure activities is significantly impacted following acquired brain injury (ABI). Despite this being a common community rehabilitation goal, re-engagement with leisure activities following ABI is poorly addressed within Australian community rehabilitation services, which often cater to a mixed-diagnostic group of both ABI and non-ABI clients. To evaluate the feasibility and effect of a leisure reintegration group programme within a community rehabilitation service. A single-site, pre- and post-test feasibility study was conducted. Three cohorts of a semi-structured leisure group programme were offered, each conducted over eight sessions within 4 weeks. The Nottingham Leisure Questionnaire (NLQ) and Leisure Satisfaction Measure (LSM) were used as primary outcome measures. Measures of acceptability, including adherence, and a post-intervention participant survey were also completed. Of the 14 consenting participants, 9 completed all outcome measures. Mean change score for the NLQ was -3.63 (p = 0.11) and the LSM 4.25 (p = 0.46). The programme was well attended (79%), acceptable for ABI and non-ABI participants and able to be implemented within an existing community rehabilitation service. Providing a leisure reintegration group programme met an identified need, developed client and carer capacity and could be delivered within a community rehabilitation service for clients with mixed diagnoses including ABI. A larger trial is warranted to examine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of this intervention for people with ABI.

The Impact of Affective Commitment and Leisure Satisfaction on Employees’ Quality of Life

Background: Employees’ quality of life is affected by both work and private life domains. As interest in a whole-life perspective has recently grown, how employees’ attitudes toward work and leisure experiences are associated with their quality of life has gained increasing international attention. Objective: The purpose of this research was to examine the associations between affective commitment, leisure satisfaction, and employees’ quality of life and the moderating role of leisure satisfaction in the relationship between affective commitment and employees’ quality of life. Methods: A sample of 154 female childcare teachers completed self-reported questionnaires measuring their affective organizational commitment, leisure satisfaction, and quality of life. Data were obtained from 17 childcare centers in Seoul, Korea, during the summer of 2021, using convenience sampling. Pearson correlation, hierarchical regression analyses, and bootstrapping methods were used to test the hypotheses. Results: The results revealed that affective commitment and leisure satisfaction were positively related to female childcare teachers’ quality of life. Moreover, after controlling for age and marital status, leisure satisfaction was shown to play a moderating role, indicating that affective commitment was more strongly associated with quality of life for individuals who had a high level of leisure satisfaction. Conclusion: The findings underscore the significance of affective commitment and leisure satisfaction in enhancing female employees’ quality of life. The findings also highlight the consideration of leisure satisfaction as a target for intervention in enhancing female employees’ well-being.