Leisure-time management and subjective well-being among older adults : A three-wave longitudinal survey

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AIM: As older adults have longer leisure time and the types and influences of leisure activities they participate in are diverse, appropriate management of their leisure time would be important to optimize their subjective well-being. Although greater use of time management in educational and occupational settings is associated with better job performance, academic achievement, and the well-being of workers and students, few studies have investigated time management in leisure settings. This study aimed to examine the longitudinal association between leisure-time management and subjective well-being among older adults.

METHODS: Data on 879 individuals in Nada Ward, Kobe, Japan were obtained from a three-wave questionnaire-based longitudinal survey (Wave 1: December 2017 to January 2018; Wave 2: after one year; Wave 3: after three years). In each survey, leisure-time management (newly developed in this study) and subjective well-being (simplified Japanese version of the World Health Organization Five Well-Being Index) were measured. This study used a cross-lagged model to analyze the longitudinal association between leisure-time management and subjective well-being after considering their inverse association.

RESULTS: The cross-lagged model indicated that that the standardized path coefficients from leisure-time management in Wave 1 to subjective well-being in Wave 2 (0.13, p<0.001) and from leisure-time management in Wave 2 to subjective well-being in Wave 3 (0.06, p=0.042) were positive and significant.

CONCLUSIONS: This study found that leisure-time management is a determinant of subjective well-being among older adults. This finding indicates that the management of leisure time elevates one's subjective well-being among them.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:117

Enthalten in:

Archives of gerontology and geriatrics - 117(2024) vom: 15. Jan., Seite 105263

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Harada, Kazuhiro [VerfasserIn]
Masumoto, Kouhei [VerfasserIn]
Okada, Shuichi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aged
Journal Article
Leisure activities
Psychological well-being
Quality of life
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Time management

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Date Completed 06.12.2023

Date Revised 24.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.archger.2023.105263

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364440783