Leisure Activities, Happiness, Life Satisfaction, and Health Perception of Older Korean Adults
Junhyoung Kim, Kevin K. Byon, Jaehyun Kim
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between types of leisure activities and happiness, life satisfaction, and health perception of older Korean adults during the COVID-19 era. Using snowballing and purposive sampling methods, 123 respondents participated in the study. The results show that participation in outdoor activities and home-based activities served as a strong predictor of happiness, life satisfaction, and health perceptions among older Korean adults. These findings suggest that engaging in outdoor activities and home-based activities is likely to increase the psychological and mental health of older Korean adults during the COVID-19 era.
Topics & Concepts
HappinessLife satisfactionPsychologyMental healthPerceptionGerontologyLeisure activityLeisure satisfactionMedicineSocial psychologyPsychiatryNeuroscienceHealth and Wellbeing ResearchPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionHealth disparities and outcomes