Leisure and subjective well-being: A model of psychological mechanisms as mediating factors

DB Newman, L Tay, E Diener - Journal of happiness studies, 2014 - Springer
Leisure is a key life domain and a core ingredient for overall well-being. Yet, within positive
psychology, its definition and the psychological pathways by which it evokes happiness are …

Leisure engagement and subjective well-being: A meta-analysis.

L Kuykendall, L Tay, V Ng - Psychological bulletin, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
Numerous studies show a link between leisure engagement and subjective well-being
(SWB). Drawing on common experiential features of leisure, psychological need theories …

Quality of life and leisure activities: How do leisure activities contribute to subjective well-being?

A Brajša-Žganec, M Merkaš, I Šverko - Social indicators research, 2011 - Springer
The quality of life is determined with objective factors and also with subjective perception of
factors which influence human life. Leisure activities play a very important role in subjective …

What matters for life satisfaction among the oldest-old? Evidence from China

ST Ng, NP Tey, MN Asadullah - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objective The world population is aging rapidly and the well-being of older people is of great
interest. Therefore, this study investigates the determinants of life satisfaction among the …

Basic psychological need satisfaction in leisure activities and adolescents' life satisfaction

I Leversen, AG Danielsen, MS Birkeland… - Journal of youth and …, 2012 - Springer
Participation in leisure activities is an important arena for the positive psychological
development of adolescents. The present study set out to examine the relationship between …

Sport and happiness: Understanding the relations among sport consumption activities, long-and short-term subjective well-being, and psychological need fulfillment

J Kim, JD James - Journal of Sport Management, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
Understanding and promoting sport consumer well-being are essential for legitimizing sport
in the policy sector and for building long-term relationships with sport consumers. To better …

The role of physically active leisure for enhancing quality of life

M Sato, JS Jordan, DC Funk - Leisure sciences, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Drawing upon bottom-up theory of life satisfaction, this study develops and tests a model that
links physically active leisure to people's quality of life. Results from a sample of 827 running …

Customer experience, well-being, and loyalty in the spa hotel context: Integrating the top-down & bottom-up theories of well-being

YC Huang, CCB Chen, MJ Gao - Journal of Travel & Tourism …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study attempts to incorporate the top-down and bottom-up theories of well-being in a
spa hotel context. Derived from a sample of 357 spa hotel guests in Taiwan, the results show …

Does residents' perceived life satisfaction vary with tourist season? A two-step survey in a Mediterranean destination

S Bimonte, V Faralla - Tourism Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent attention has been dedicated to the relationship between tourism and subjective well-
being, however studies have mainly focused on the tourist side. Since residents are an …

Leisure-time physical activity, sedentary behaviors and subjective well-being in older adults: An eight-year longitudinal research

PW Ku, KR Fox, LJ Chen - Social indicators research, 2016 - Springer
This study aimed to assess the independent and prospective associations of aspects of self-
reported leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and leisure-time sedentary behaviors (LTSB) …