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Volume 13, 2018 - Issue 1: Leisure and Positive Psychology: Complementary Science for Health and Well-Being
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Serious leisure qualities and subjective well-being

KangJae Jerry LeeDepartment of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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Sunhwan HwangDepartment of Sport Science, University of Seoul, Seoul, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 48-56 | Received 28 Nov 2016, Accepted 03 Jul 2017, Published online: 06 Sep 2017
 
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Abstract

This study investigated the qualities of serious leisure in relation to subjective well-being (SWB). A four-step hierarchical regression analysis was conducted using data obtained from 505 individuals who participated in various leisure activities in the Republic of Korea. Age, education, gender, monthly income, monthly leisure expenditure, marital status, and 18 dimensions of serious leisure were used as independent variables. Results showed that education, personal enrichment, self-expression of individual, and self-gratification-enjoyment were significant predictors of SWB. In general, demographic factors accounted for a small percentage of the variance in SWB whereas serious leisure qualities demonstrated significantly more power.

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