Daily experience of serious leisure, flow and subjective well‐being of older adults

Conflict between Women's Physically Active and Passive Leisure Pursuits: The Role of Self‐Determination and Influences on Well‐Being

“…In Croatia , New Zealand (Trenberth & Dewe, 2002), Canada , Sweden (Agahi & Parker, 2008), United States (Heo et al, 2010), and Spain (Ateca-Amestoy et al, 2008) the literature consistently reports the positive effects of an array of leisure forms on the well-being of diverse cultural, gender and age groups.…”

“…Finally serious leisure (leisure activities requiring commitment and result in the development of special skills and knowledge e.g. stamp collecting) has been correlated with positive affect (Heo et al, 2010). Each of these studies included some leisure activities that would fall under the definition of passive leisure (no significant movement) used in this thesis and demonstrate its positive influence on well-being.…”

“…The growing body of literature supporting this notion has resulted in guidelines of 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week for Canadians to optimize their physical and mental health (Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, 2011). An analogous body of literature exists to support the role of all forms of leisure, whether physically active or not, in improving well-being Heo, Lee, McCormick, & Pederson, 2010;Ateca-Amestoy, Serrano-del-Rosal, & Vera-Toscano, 2008). …”

Examination of the Serious Leisure, Leisure Satisfaction and Quality of Life of People With Physical Disabilities

“…Several studies (Brown et al, 2008;Cheng, 2010;Heo et al, 2010;Heo et al, 2013;Kim et al, 2011;Liu, 2014; Argyle, 1993, 1994;Siegenthaler and O'Dell, 2003;Silverstein and Parker, 2002) have found serious leisure activities contribute to the quality of life and leisure satisfaction of the people without disabilities. While the contribution of serious leisure participation on quality of life and leisure satisfaction is well documented for individuals without disabilities, serious leisure for the people with disabilities has been largely neglected.…”

“…It was found that the benefit of making friends was the most prevalent benefit of the serious leisure activity of volunteering. Heo et al (2010) have suggested that subjective well-being, which involves quality of life and life satisfaction, is an important consequence of serious leisure. Kim et al (2011) investigated the relationship between taekwondo participation as a possible serious leisure pursuit and associated life satisfaction and perceived health.…”