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- Title
Contributions of Leisure to Coping with Daily Hassles in University Students' Lives.
- Authors
Iwasaki, Yoshi
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine whether and how leisure coping significantly influences immediate coping outcomes (operationalized by coping effectiveness, satisfaction with coping outcomes, and stress reduction), mental health, and psychological well-being, above and beyond the impact of general coping (not directly associated with leisure). Overall, the unique contributions of leisure coping were statistically significant for predicting all of the three outcome indicators. Leisure coping beliefs (dispositional coping resources developed through involvement in leisure) significantly contributed to greater immediate coping outcomes, lower mental ill-health, and higher psychological well-being. The other primary dimension of leisure coping, namely, leisure coping strategies (situation-specific behaviours or cognitions available through leisure pursuits), was found to significantly predict greater immediate coping outcomes.
- Subjects
LEISURE; COLLEGE students; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; WELL-being; MENTAL health; STRESS management
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 2001, Vol 33, Issue 2, p128
- ISSN
0008-400X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1037/h0087135