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Abstract:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among leisure attitude (e.g., behavioral, affective, cognitive), satisfaction and well-being (e.g., stress, loneliness, personal self-esteem) for college students. A total of 207 undergraduate students enrolled in a major public university participated in this study. Results indicated that leisure attitudes are positively associated with leisure satisfaction. The satisfaction derived from participation in leisure activities with positive leisure attitudes effects psychological well-being by decreasing stress and loneliness, while also enhancing personal self-esteem. These findings expand existing research regarding leisure attitudes, satisfaction, and well-being by providing evidence that having positive attitudes toward leisure activities can enhance social and psychological well-being through a mediating effect of satisfaction. Finally, college students may use their free time in order to enhance physical and psychological condition by doing leisure activities.

Nature of Spending Leisure Time Among the College Students and Its Effects on Their Mental Health

“…It is also found that the students, who were spending their leisure time pleasantly, were comparatively more mentally healthy than those students who were spending their leisure time unpleasantly. This is a unique finding of the present study and supported by Kim et al, (2015). The present study interestingly explored that leisure time Physical Activities have a significant effect on the Mental Health of the College Students (See Table 5).…”

Psychological Factors, Leisure Activities, and Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Eleven Spanish-Speaking Countries

“…In this scenario, the adoption of leisure activities as part of people’s daily routines has been promoted by several organizations as a way to cope with the stress that has resulted from the pandemic [ 14 , 15 ]. Previous research indicates that engagement and satisfaction with these activities are positively related with high levels of self-esteem at different stages of the life span [ 16 , 17 , 18 ]. Moreover, self-esteem has been positively associated with leisure activities that include physical activity [ 19 ].…”

The Determinants of Leisure Attitudes: Mediating Effect of Self- Efficacy among Students from Science, Engineering and Medicine Colleges

“…Leisure has also been deemed to be one of the most influential experiences in the lives of students. They are basically attributed to non-work activities based on enjoyment and interest of individual in his free time (Holder, Coleman & Sehn, 2009;Kim, Sung, Park & Dittmore, 2015). In literature, leisure defined as the freedom from obligations and barriers, leftover time from work or from mandatory social behaviors (Gokyurek, 2016).…”

“…Such attitude provides psychological health development, a sense of achievement when participating in recreational activities among students and harboring leisure attitude (Karunaanithy & Karunaanithy, 2014;Kelly & Freysinger, 2000). In the context of universities, leisure activities have shown an increase and it is extensively accepted as a crucial factor in the students' personal selfefficacy and social support (Ra, An & Rhee, 2013) that have powerful influence on the students' psychological and physical health (Kim et al, 2015;Tsai, Huang & Wu, 2014). Such recognition has resulted in great attention level directed from the health and psychological associations and academicians, frequently linking leisure with the promotion of a healthy lifestyle, on the basis of the premise that leisure attitude is related with leisure motivation, leisure involvement, leisure satisfaction and happiness (Chen, Li & Chen, 2013;Nawijin & Veenhoven, 2013).…”