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Leisure time and well-being

The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between different ways of spending leisure time and well-being. The sample included 1200 participants from Croatia (mean age = 46.5). The participants were asked how often they do different activities in their leisure time, how happy or unhappy they feel on these days, and how is their general health. The most preferred activity on a daily basis is watching television, followed by listening to music and spending time with friends. Most respondents spend their time with friends or relatives on a weekly basis. The top two activities most Croatians never do are handwork and cinema. Correlational analyses showed that self-reported happiness and health status are significantly associated with age and different ways of spending leisure time. Separate logistic regressions for male and female participants were conducted with happiness (unhappy/happy) and health status (unhealthy/healthy) as criteria and participants’ age and different ways of spending leisure time as predictors. The results showed that when participants’ age, as significant negative predictor, is controlled only sports and gym are significant predictors of male happiness, and attending cultural events, doing handwork and spending time on the Internet are significant predictors of female happiness. Age is the only significant predictor of male health status and when age is controlled going to the cinema is the only significant predictor of female health status.

Leisure; well-being; happiness; health

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