Does sport make you happy? An analysis of the well-being derived from sports participation
Does sport make you happy? An analysis of the well-being derived from sports participation
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DOI：
10.1080/02692171.2010.511168
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Rasciute, Simona
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作者：
Downward, Paul;Rasciute, Simona
本文探讨了体育参与对个体主观幸福感的影响。鼓励参加体育活动现在是一个重要的公共政策问题，因为有人认为，通过外部效应，对个人和社会的健康和福祉都有好处。控制影响幸福感的个人和社会人口特征，本文研究了参与67项体育活动的频率和持续时间是否会影响幸福感。体育参与发生的形式也进行了研究，如果社会互动体育产生更多的福祉。本文论证了体育参与对人口的主观幸福感有积极的影响，并估计了其货币价值。如果考虑到社会互动，影响会更大。
This paper examines the impact of sports participation upon the subjective wellbeing of individuals. Encouraging participation in sports activity is now an important public policy issue, as it is argued that there are benefits in terms of health and well-being to individuals as well as to society through externalities. Controlling for personal and socio-demographic characteristics affecting wellbeing, this paper examines if participation in, and the frequency and duration of, 67 sports activities affects well-being. The form in which sports participation takes place is also investigated by examining if social-interaction sports produce more well-being. This paper demonstrates that sports participation has a positive affect upon the subjective well-being of the population and, moreover, estimates its monetary value. The effects are larger if one allows for social interactions.