Wora Nutyathun, Pachana Nancy A, Taephant Nattasuda
The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Australas J Ageing. 2025 Mar;44(1):e13402. doi: 10.1111/ajag.13402. Epub 2025 Jan 9.
To explore leisure activity types among older adults in Australia and Thailand and how psychological mechanisms of restoration, affiliation and meaning in leisure activities impact subjective well-being (SWB).
A survey was administered to 125 older adults aged 60 and above (65 from Australia and 60 from Thailand). The survey collected demographic information, self-rated health and SWB. Participants were also asked to manually list their top three leisure activities and provide details on each activity's frequency, duration and ratings of restoration, affiliation and meaning. Statistical analyses included correlation analysis and standard multiple regression.
'Meaning' significantly predicts well-being for Thai participants, while 'restoration' predicts well-being for Australians. Cultural differences were evident in preferred leisure activities. For example, 'TV and internet uses' was higher among Thai participants, and 'Creative' activities were higher among Australian participants. 'Exercise' was the top leisure activity in both countries, with many comments suggesting that health benefits are the primary reason for leisure.
Encouraging culturally relevant leisure activities with health benefits that also promote meaning and restoration may enhance well-being among older adults.
探讨澳大利亚和泰国老年人的休闲活动类型，以及休闲活动中的恢复、社交和意义的心理机制如何影响主观幸福感（SWB）。
对125名60岁及以上的老年人进行了调查（65名来自澳大利亚，60名来自泰国）。该调查收集了人口统计学信息、自评健康状况和主观幸福感。参与者还被要求手动列出他们最喜欢的三项休闲活动，并提供每项活动的频率、持续时间以及恢复、社交和意义的评分细节。统计分析包括相关分析和标准多元回归。
“意义”对泰国参与者的幸福感有显著预测作用，而“恢复”对澳大利亚参与者的幸福感有预测作用。在偏好的休闲活动方面，文化差异明显。例如，泰国参与者中“看电视和使用互联网”的比例较高，而澳大利亚参与者中“创造性”活动的比例较高。“锻炼”是两国最受欢迎的休闲活动，许多评论表明健康益处是进行休闲活动的主要原因。
鼓励开展具有文化相关性、有益健康且能促进意义和恢复的休闲活动，可能会提高老年人的幸福感。
