The Importance of Leisure Activities in the Relationship between Physical Health and Well-Being in a Life Span Sample
The Importance of Leisure Activities in the Relationship between Physical Health and Well-Being in a Life Span Sample
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10.1159/000444415
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发表时间：
2016-01-01
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3.5
通讯作者：
Hertzog, Christopher
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作者：
Paggi, Michelle E.;Jopp, Daniela;Hertzog, Christopher
背景：以前的研究探讨了身体健康和休闲活动以及休闲活动和幸福感之间的关系，但据我们所知，没有一项研究同时检查这些关系。目的：探讨休闲活动与健康、幸福感之间的关系，考虑年龄的作用，以及休闲活动是否在身体健康与幸福感之间起中介作用。方法：利用横断面数据库对259名18~81岁成年人进行问卷调查，对线性回归模型和中介模型进行检验。结果：回归分析显示身体健康与休闲活动相关，休闲活动与幸福感相关。当以主观评分来衡量身体健康时，年龄与休闲活动有更强的关系。然而，当健康限制表明身体健康时，身体健康与休闲活动的关系比年龄更强。休闲活动是身体健康和幸福感之间关系的部分中介变量。结论：随着年龄的增长，休闲活动的减少更多地与身体健康的限制有关，而不是与老年本身有关。此外，无论年龄大小，身体健康对幸福感的益处部分归因于休闲活动的参与程度。这些结果突显了休闲活动对于成人一生中成功衰老的重要性。旨在通过增加休闲活动参与来改善福祉的干预措施应考虑到身体健康，特别是老年人的身体健康。(C)2016年S.Karger AG，巴塞尔
Background: Previous studies have examined the relationships between physical health and leisure activities and between leisure activities and well-being, but, to our knowledge, none has examined these relationships simultaneously. Objective: This study investigated the relationships between leisure activities, health and well-being considering the role of age, and whether leisure activities mediate the relationship between physical health and well-being. Methods: Utilizing a cross-sectional database of 259 adults (ages 18-81 years) who completed several questionnaires, linear regression models and mediation models were tested. Results: Regression analyses indicated that physical health was related to leisure activities and leisure activities were related to well-being. When physical health was measured by subjective ratings, age had a stronger relationship with leisure activities. However, when physical health was indicated by health restrictions, physical health had a stronger relationship with leisure activities than did age. Leisure activities were a partial mediator of the relationship between physical health and well-being. Conclusion: The results demonstrated that the reduction in leisure activities with age has more to do with physical health limitations than with older age itself. In addition, regardless of age, the benefits of physical health for well-being are due in part to the level of leisure activity participation. These results highlight the importance of leisure activities for successful aging throughout the adult life span. Interventions designed to improve well-being through increasing leisure activity participation should take physical health into consideration, particularly for older adults. (C) 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel