Leisure Activities and the Subjective Well-Being of Older Adults in Croatia

IF 0.8 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Ljiljana Kaliterna Lipovčan, Tihana Brkljačić, Zvjezdana Prizmić Larsen, A. Brajša-žganec, Renata Franc
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Abstract

Research shows that engagement in leisure activities promotes well-being among older adults. The objective of the current study was to examine the relationship between subjective well-being (flourishing) and leisure activities (total number of different activities in the previous year) in a sample of older adults in Croatia, thereby considering the variables of sex, marital status, financial status, and self-perceived health. The differences in the examined variables between the groups of older adults who reported to be engaged in new activities with those who did not were also examined. The sample of N = 169 older adults aged 60 years and above was drawn from a convenience sample of adult internet users in Croatia. Participants reported their self-perceived health and the number of leisure activities they engaged in over the previous year as well as completing the Flourishing Scale. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that older adults who were engaged in more various leisure activities, who perceived better financial status, and who were married reported higher levels of flourishing. A comparison of the two groups of older adults with and without engagement in leisure activities showed that those engaged in at least one leisure activity were more likely to be women, reported higher levels of flourishing, and perceived their own financial status as better. This study indicated that engaging in leisure activities in later life might provide beneficial effects for the well-being of older adults.
休闲活动与克罗地亚老年人的主观幸福感
研究表明,参与休闲活动可以促进老年人的健康。本研究的目的是在克罗地亚老年人样本中考察主观幸福感(繁荣)与休闲活动(前一年不同活动的总数)之间的关系,从而考虑到性别、婚姻状况、财务状况和自我感知健康等变量。研究人员还检查了报告参加新活动的老年人与没有参加新活动的老年人之间被检查变量的差异。N = 169名年龄在60岁及以上的老年人的样本是从克罗地亚成人互联网用户的方便样本中抽取的。参与者报告了他们自我感知的健康状况和他们在过去一年中从事的休闲活动的数量,并完成了繁荣量表。分层回归分析表明,从事各种休闲活动、经济状况较好的老年人和已婚人士报告的幸福程度更高。对两组参加和不参加休闲活动的老年人进行比较表明,至少参加一项休闲活动的老年人更有可能是女性,她们的生活水平更高,并且认为自己的财务状况更好。本研究表明,晚年从事休闲活动可能对老年人的健康有益。
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