Leisure attitude and satisfaction with leisure and life: proposing leisure prioritization and justification. Issue 2 (3rd April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Choi, Suh-hee; Yoo, Ye-ji
• Is Part Of: World leisure journal. Volume 59:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 140
• Page End: 155
• Publication Date: 2017-04-03
• Subjects: Leisure prioritization -- leisure justification -- leisure attitude -- leisure satisfaction -- life satisfaction; 여가 우선순위화 -- 여가 정당화 -- 여가 태도 -- 여가 만족 -- 삶에 대한 만족; Leisure -- Periodicals; Recreation -- Periodicals; 306.4805
• DOI: 10.1080/16078055.2016.1216886
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1607-8055

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The present study investigates the effect of students' strong attitudes towards leisure on their satisfaction with leisure and life by proposing the concepts of prioritization and justification as the two attitudinal aspects that significantly predict the outcomes of leisure involvement. This study also examines whether leisure satisfaction mediates the relationship between the prioritizing and justifying aspects of leisure attitude and life satisfaction. Relaxation, physical satisfaction, and psychological-educational satisfaction are set as the three dimensions of leisure satisfaction. Life satisfaction is used as a concept incorporating the notions of happiness, subjective well-being, and quality of life. Structural equation modelling is used to test the hypotheses. Data collected from 441 students in tertiary educational institutions in Macao are used for the analyses. Results show the importance of prioritizing and justifying leisure as determinants of leisure satisfaction and direct and indirect predictors of life satisfaction. However, our findings reveal that leisure satisfaction does not mediate the relationship of life satisfaction with leisure prioritization and justification. The study suggests the importance of the two newly suggested concepts as strong manifestations of leisure attitude as well as their roles in predicting satisfaction with life originating from leisure.