ABSTRACT

It is well-documented that participation in leisure activities plays an essential role in coping with stress and improving health. However, we know less about what types of leisure activities are more relevant to life satisfaction and happiness among college students. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate how various leisure activities relate to happiness and life satisfaction among college students. Data were collected using a sample of 266 in Indiana, United States. Results from hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicate that certain types of activities (i.e. outdoor, sports, social, cultural and civic activities) were particularly associated with life satisfaction and happiness. In this regard, this study confirmed that the relationships of leisure activity with life satisfaction and happiness vary across leisure activity types. Furthermore, this study highlights the importance of providing a variety of campus recreational programmes and cultural and social events to foster and sustain adequate physical activity, which will lead to improved life satisfaction and happiness.

摘要

有充分证据表明，参与休闲活动对于应对压力和改善健康起着至关重要的作用。然而，对于哪些类型的休闲活动与大学生的生活满意度和幸福感更相关，我们知之甚少。因此，本研究的目的是调查各种休闲活动与大学生幸福感和生活满意度的关系。数据是使用美国印第安纳州的 266 个样本收集的。层次多元回归分析的结果表明，某些类型的活动（即户外、体育、社交、文化和公民活动）与生活满意度和幸福感特别相关。在这方面，这项研究证实，休闲活动与生活满意度和幸福感的关系因休闲活动类型而异。此外，这项研究强调了提供各种校园娱乐项目以及文化和社会活动以促进和维持充足的体育活动的重要性，这将提高生活满意度和幸福感。