Personality, leisure satisfaction, and subjective well-being of serious leisure participants

Keywords:
personality traits, extraversion, leisure satisfaction, neuroticism, serious leisure, subjective well-being
Abstract

I examined the relationships among personality, leisure satisfaction, and subjective well-being (SWB) in a sample of participants (N = 193) in 7 arts groups at a key eastern Chinese university. Correlations and regression results indicated: (a) extraversion was significantly positively correlated with overall leisure satisfaction, whereas neuroticism was significantly negatively correlated with overall leisure satisfaction; (b) leisure satisfaction was significantly positively correlated with SWB; (c) after personality traits were controlled, leisure satisfaction still impacted SWB positively. Findings are discussed and practical implications are outlined.

Author Biography
  1. Huimei Liu, Zhejiang University
    School of International Studies, and the Asian Pacific Centre for the Education and Study of Leisure
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2014-06-17
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