Abstract
Drawing upon bottom-up theory of life satisfaction, this study develops and tests a model that links physically active leisure to people's quality of life. Results from a sample of 827 running event participants revealed that satisfaction with event participation and psychological involvement in running were significant predictors of participants' life domain satisfaction and overall life satisfaction, both of which are common subjective indicators of quality of life. Conversely, behavioral involvement in running was a non-significant predictor of life domain satisfaction and overall life satisfaction. These findings suggest that physically active leisure may enhance participants' quality of life by providing positive experiences through event participation and contributing to psychological involvement in physical activity. © 2014
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 293-313 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Leisure Sciences |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- involvement
- physically active leisure
- quality of life
- satisfaction
- sport events
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management