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Differences of Mental Health between Serious Leisure Participants and Casual Leisure Participants

Ko, Dong Woo 1 정소정 1

1대구대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences of mental health between serious leisure and casual leisure participants. Specifically, this study compared two groups' mental health indexes based on three criteria, includingⅰ) perceived regularity of participating into the selected type. ⅱ) perceived amount of consumed time for the selected type, and ⅲ) relative interest and involvement level to the selected activity. The data of 308 Korean adults were collected in this study. The results from this study show that the three factors of PosPsyCap (except for resiliency factor), eustress, and life satisfaction were significantly higher in the serious leisure group than casual leisure group. However, the two groups' distress level were not significantly different. These results imply that serious leisure activity has more the potential to contribute to the quality of life compared to the casual leisure activity. In conclusion, the limitation of this study and future research direction were discussed.

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