Chen Shang-Ti, Hyun Jinshil, Graefe Alan R, Mowen Andrew J, Almeida David M, Sliwinski Martin J
Department of Tourism, Recreation, and Leisure Studies, National Dong Hwa University.
The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Leis Sci. 2022;44(7):995-1012. doi: 10.1080/01490400.2020.1757537. Epub 2020 Apr 27.
Leisure engagement is believed to offer emotional benefits. However, relatively few studies have examined how leisure engagement influences emotional well-being in the context of individuals' everyday lives. The current study examined the associations between leisure engagement and daily emotional well-being, as measured by participants' mean levels of positive affect (PA), PA variability, and PA reactivity to stressors. Using smartphones, participants ( = 176) completed ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) 5 times per day for 14 consecutive days. The Pearson correlations indicated that the participants who engaged in leisure more frequently experienced higher mean levels of PA and lower PA variability in daily life compared to those with less frequent leisure engagement. However, multilevel models indicated that individuals' differences in frequency of leisure engagement did not influence their emotional reactivity in response to daily stressors. The findings extend the importance of leisure engagement to consider the dynamics of daily emotional well-being.
人们认为参与休闲活动能带来情感益处。然而，相对较少的研究考察了在个体日常生活背景下，休闲活动是如何影响情绪健康的。本研究通过参与者积极情绪（PA）的平均水平、PA变异性以及PA对应激源的反应性，考察了休闲活动与日常情绪健康之间的关联。参与者（n = 176）使用智能手机，连续14天每天进行5次生态瞬时评估（EMA）。皮尔逊相关性分析表明，与休闲活动参与频率较低的参与者相比，休闲活动参与频率较高的参与者在日常生活中体验到更高的PA平均水平和更低的PA变异性。然而，多层次模型表明，个体在休闲活动参与频率上的差异并不影响他们对应激源的情绪反应。这些发现拓展了休闲活动的重要性，以考虑日常情绪健康的动态变化。
