2010
DOI: 10.1080/03601270903058523
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Serious Leisure, Health Perception, Dispositional Optimism, and Life Satisfaction Among Senior Games Participants

Abstract: This study investigated factors that explain the life satisfaction of Senior Games participants. One 193 older adults from the 2005 Michigan State Senior Games and the 2005 New York State Senior Games participated in the study. The results of the study show that one of the indicators of serious leisure (affective attachment) was positively correlated to optimism (.16, p < .05), age (.28, p < .01), and the number of years participated (.28, p < .01). Regression analysis was also used to identify which variables… Show more

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“…Heo & Lee, 2010). Yalimaz and Arslan, (2013) found the relationship between SWB, positive and negative affect.…”
Section: International Journal Of Research Studies In Psychology 37mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Heo & Lee, 2010). Yalimaz and Arslan, (2013) found the relationship between SWB, positive and negative affect.…”
Section: International Journal Of Research Studies In Psychology 37mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The results of their study show that one of the indicators of serious leisure (affective attachment) was positively correlated to optimism, age, and the number of years participated. It was found that dispositional optimism and perceived health were signifi cant predictors of life satisfaction [ 19 ]. The study suggests to the reader that in 2005 there was no problem for the elderly to use the new technology.…”
Section: Motivation and Life Satisfactionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…etc.) (Heo & Lee, 2010). Second, it will be meaningful to include variables such as life satisfaction, sense of happiness, and leisure negotiation strategies in future studies that investigate serious leisure and leisure satisfaction.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%