Leisure satisfaction and quality of life in Macao, China

Ngai, Vong Tze

doi:10.1080/02614360412331313502

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“…Similarly, the results of the work by Ardahan and Lapa (2010) indicate that scores on the LSS and its subscales did not differ according to sex. Similar results were obtained in the literature by Gokce (2008), Ngai (2005), and Kabanoff (1982). Spiers and Walker (2009) concluded that gender had no significant effect on levels of satisfaction with free time.…”

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confidence: 80%

“…However, in a study by Mancini (1978), the level of satisfaction with leisure time was not affected by income. Ngai (2005), in a study of 993 participants living in the Macao region of the People's Republic of China, reported that the level of satisfaction with free time did not differ according to the income. The results of the studies performed by Mancini (1978) and Ngai (2005) may differ from those in our study because of different sample characteristics in the studies.…”

Section: Results Conclusion and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Levels of Satisfaction with Leisure Time in Foreign Students

Akdeniz¹,

Şimşek²,

Kavi³

et al. 2018

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The aim of this study was to investigate levels of satisfaction with leisure time in foreign students of Kocaeli University. In the collection of the data, the Leisure Satisfaction Scale (LSS) and demographic status questionnaire were used; 257 male and 103 female students participated. In the LSS scores for the separate domains, participants scored highest in Education and lowest in the Aesthetic subscale. There was no statistically significant difference in satisfaction levels between the genders, monthly income groups, and levels of academic achievement; but statistically significant differences were found between the students' faculties. Significant differences were found between faculties in the LSS scores on the Psychological subscale, and between students' monthly incomes and the Relaxation subscale on the LSS. As a result, there was a significant difference between the different faculties and students' satisfaction with leisure time on the Psychological subscale.

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confidence: 80%

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confidence: 99%

Levels of Satisfaction with Leisure Time in Foreign Students

Akdeniz¹,

Şimşek²,

Kavi³

et al. 2018

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“…Leisure satisfaction has been shown to correlate positively with life satisfaction and both self-rated and objectively measured aspects of health (Schipper, Clinch, & Powell, 1990). Ngai (2005) found that leisure satisfaction correlated with measures of the quality of life in Macao, China, while Ho (1996) determined that leisure satisfaction and life satisfaction were significantly correlated in a study of secondary school teachers in the United Kingdom. Chick, Hsu, Yeh, and Hsieh (2015) found leisure satisfaction to be a strong predictor of life satisfaction among individuals from six cities in Taiwan; Brown and Frankel (1993) found that leisure satisfaction was the best overall predictor of wellbeing in a sample of Canadian adults.…”

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Cultural Consonance in Leisure, Leisure Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction, and Self-Rated Health in Urban Taiwan

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The purpose of this study threefold: to determine whether a shared cultural model of the importance of a set of leisure activities to a good leisure life existed in urban Taiwan, the degree to which cultural consonance in leisure mediates the relationship between leisure constraints and leisure satisfaction, and the degree to which leisure satisfaction affects life satisfaction and self-rated health. Results indicate that a cultural model of the importance of leisure activities to a good leisure life existed among sample members. Second, higher levels of self-reported participation in leisure activities that are culturally agreed upon as more important for a good leisure life are more strongly associated with leisure satisfaction than are activities culturally agreed upon as less important. Finally, leisure satisfaction strongly predicts both life satisfaction and self-rated health.Health and wellbeing have long been important concerns for recreation and leisure researchers and practitioners. In research, however, these have usually been examined in relation to activities presumed to be freely chosen by individuals. Freedom of choice is often regarded as an essential attribute of leisure while the degree to which culture both affords and inhibits leisure participation has been considered infrequently (Chick & Dong, 2005). Additionally, research that involves culture has typically treated it as an implicit independent variable. That is, samples of individuals from two or more cultures are compared in terms of other variables, and culture itself is not measured in any way. For example, Florian and Har-Even (1984) compared leisure activity choice among Jewish and Arab youth in Israel, and Walker, Jackson, and Deng (2007) compared perceptions of leisure constraints among Canadian and Mainland Chinese university students. Observed differences were attributed to difference in culture. The ideas that there are agreed-upon cultural models of leisure, that individuals vary in their behavior with respect to them, and that their degree of adherence to those models affects satisfaction or other variables have received even less attention. However, two innovations in anthropology, cultural consensus theory and cultural consonance theory, each with related analytic techniques, have made such research possible.

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“…The importance of free time and its positive contributions on people's lives, as well as its effect on individuals' quality of life physically, socially, and emotionally has been researched by Gökçe [26], Kovacs [27], Ngai [28], Pearson [29], and Trenberth et al [30].Şen stated that the benefits of free time on the individual are that it improves physical and spiritual health, it facilitates the socialization process, it develops personal skills and abilities, it develops creative power, it increases work success and productivity, and it makes students more content [25].…”

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“Recess” in the Eyes of Primary School Students: Cyprus Case

Ayda

Güneyli

2018

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This study aims to describe what recess is like in the eyes of primary school children. At the basis of the literature of the study, the focus was on the notion of free time, and free time notion was explained based on the Planned Behavior Theory. A mixed research approach is used in the study, from both qualitative and quantitative aspects. In the qualitative dimension, students were asked to express what they understood from recess through using metaphors. In the quantitative dimension, "Leisure Satisfaction Scale", developed by Beard and Ragheb, and adapted to Turkish in 2001, was used. Responses given by students to this scale were analyzed and their level of satisfaction during recess periods was identified. This research was performed at a primary school of the North Cyprus Ministry of National Education during the 2016-2017 academic year, selected in accordance with purposive sampling. A total of 190 students attending the 5th grade in this school constituted the study group of the research. Students consider recess as more of a time for enjoyment, game, and fun, but think it ends too soon. On the other hand, they stated that they achieved satisfaction socially, especially during recess, but, on the contrary, it was observed that their psychological satisfaction stayed at a lower level. A conclusion was also reached that certain variables (having a monitoring teacher, especially during recess periods) affected level of satisfaction of students during recess. In conclusion, based on the findings of this research, it should be stated that both teachers and school administrators have responsibility in enhancing the psychological satisfaction level of students especially during recess periods. It can be said that it will be possible to raise other satisfaction levels (physical, aesthetic, social, etc.) of students by enhancing their psychological satisfaction levels during recess.

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Leisure satisfaction and quality of life in Macao, China

Cited by 76 publications

References 6 publications

Levels of Satisfaction with Leisure Time in Foreign Students

Levels of Satisfaction with Leisure Time in Foreign Students

Cultural Consonance in Leisure, Leisure Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction, and Self-Rated Health in Urban Taiwan

“Recess” in the Eyes of Primary School Students: Cyprus Case

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