Quantitatively Testing the DRAMMA Model of Leisure and Subjective Well-Being on College Students
Year: 2017
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Engagement in leisure has a strong theoretical and empirical connection to happiness, however little research has focused on how leisure induces happiness.The theoretical DRAMMA model as proposed by Newman, Tay, & Diener (2014) attempts to to link leisure and subjective well-being (SWB) via 5 psychological pathways and leisure satisfaction.This study quantitatively tested, with a sample size of 704 students, the DRAMMA model on college students at a large 4-year Midwestern residential institution.According to multiple regression analyses the 5 psychological mechanisms of detachment-recovery, autonomy, mastery, meaning, and affiliation accounted for 58% of the variance in leisure satisfaction and 12% of variance in SWB.In addition, liner regression found that leisure satisfaction accounted for approximately 10% of the variance in SWB.Path analysis was used to test the overall model strength and fit.The analysis indicated strong fit indices but suggested a few model modifications.Even though the modifications are considered exploratory they had strong theoretical support, thus additional parameters where added from affiliation and meaning directly to SWB.For the student population of this study affiliation and meaning are the two most important factors leading to leisure satisfaction and SWB.Areas for future research are also discussed.
Author: Danny Twilley
Institution: Ohio University
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2727404776