Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: This chapter reviews what is known about how leisure contributes to subjective well-being (SWB). We review evidence documenting the importance of leisure for SWB and point to psychological need fulfillment as the main mechanism through which leisure promotes well-being. We discuss why individuals often do not fully experience the beneficial effects of leisure, focusing on intrapersonal, interpersonal, and structural constraints to leisure participation, and review differences in the degree and type of constraints experienced by different demographic groups. Finally, we review research on the cognitive and behavioral strategies individuals employ to overcome leisure constraints, and highlight the need to understand how societal and institutional policies influence leisure participation and quality. Throughout, we identify important questions for future research.
Source: DigitalCommons@UNO
Authors: Kuykendall, Laruen, Boemerman, Louis, Zhu, Ze
Institutions: George Mason University, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7223642085