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CORRELATES OF HAPPINESS Behavioral correlates of happiness Happiness and Leisure
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Happiness and Leisure, free time, holiday, vacation, weekend
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List of Publications on this Subject

Authors Title / Source Year Argyle, M. The Psychology of Happiness.
Methuen, 1987, London, UK 1987 Bélanger, L.; Delisle, M.A. Les Relations entre les Activités Obligatoires, les Loisirs. la Satisfaction de vivre et l'Ennui dans un Groupe de Pers.Agées. (Work, Leisure, Life Satisfaction and Boredom in a Group of Aged People).
Loisir et Société, 1979, Vol. 2, 427 - 447 1979 Bränholm, I.B.; Fugl-Meyer, A.R. On Non-Work Activity Preferences: Relationship with Occupational Roles.
Thesis On Life Satisfaction, Occupational Roles and Activity Preferences, University of Umea, 1992, Sweden, 81 - 95 1992 Fellows, E.W. A Study of Factors Related to a Feeling of Happiness.
Journal of Educational Research, 1956, Vol. 50, 213 - 234 1956 Glancy, M.; Farrel, P.; Willits, F.K. Adolescent Activities and Adult Success and Happiness: Twenty Four Years Later.
Sociology and Social Research, 1986, Vol. 70, 242 - 250 1986 Goodman, M.; Bley, N.; Dye, D. The Adjustment of Aged Users of Leisure Programs.
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1974, Vol. 44, 142 -149 1974 Graef, R.; Csikszentmihalyi, M.; McManama Gianinno, S. Measuring Intrinsic Motivation in Everyday Life.
Leisure Studies, 1983, Vol. 2, 155 - 168 1983 Gregory, M.D. Occupational Behavior and Life Satisfaction among Retirees.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1983, Vol. 37, 548 - 553 1983 Johnson, P.A. A Comparison of Personality Traits of Superior Skilled Women Athletes in Basketball, Bowling, Field Hockey, and Golf.
Research Quarterly, 1972, Vol. 43, 409 - 415 1972 Maddox, G.L. Activity and Morale: A Longitudinal Study of Selected Elderly Subjects.
Social Forces, 1963, Vol. 42, 195 - 204 1963 McGuire, F.A. Improving the Quality of Life for Residents of Long Term Care Facilities through Video Games.
Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 1984, Vol. 6, 1 - 7 1984 McDowell, C.F. Leisure: Consciousness, Well-Being and Counseling.
Counseling Psychologist, 1981, Vol. 9, 3 - 31 1981 McMillan, D.W.; Hiltonsmith, R.W. Adolescents at Home: An Exploratory Study of the Relationship between Perception of Family Social Climate, General Well-Being, and Actual Behavior in the Home Setting.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1982, Vol. 11, 301 - 315 1982 Mertens, F.; Wimmers, M.F. Leefstijl van Ouderen: Determinanten van Psychologisch Welbevinden: Resultaten van een Longitudinaal Onderzoek. (Lifestyle of Elderly: A Panel Study).
Paper Interfaculty Social Gerontology, 1986, University of Nijmegen, Netherlands 1986 Moller, V. Spare Time Use and Perceived Well-Being among Black South African Youth.
Social Indicators Research, 1992, Vol. 26, 309 - 315 1992 Napora, J.P. A Study of the Effect of a Program of Numerous Activity on the Subjective Well-Being of Senior Adults.
Dissertation, University of Maryland, 1984, USA 1984 Noelle-Neumann, E. Politik und Glück. (Politics and Happiness).
Baier, H.;Ed.: "Freiheit und Sachzwang", West Deutscher Verlag, 1977, Opladen, Germany, 208 - 262 1977 Ogilvie, D.M. Life Satisfaction and Identity Structure in Late Middle-Aged Men and Women.
Psychology and Aging, 1987, Vol. 2, 217 - 224 1987 O'Brien, G.E. Leisure Attributes and Retirement Satisfaction.
Journal of Applied Psychology, 1981, Vol. 66, 371- 384 1981 Peppers, L.G. Patterns of Leisure and Adjustment to Retirement.
Gerontologist, 1976, Vol. 16, 441 - 446 1976 Reich, J.W.; Zautra, A.J. Life Events and Personal Causation: Some Relationships with Satisfaction and Distress.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1981, Vol. 41, 1002 - 1012 1981 Cutler-Riddick, C. Life Satisfaction Determinants of Older Males and Females.
Leisure Sciences, 1985, Vol. 7, 47 - 63 1985 Rosenberg, E.; Chelte, A.F. Avowed Happiness of Members of Sport and Non-Sport Voluntary Associations.
International Journal of Sport Psychology, 1980, Vol. 11, 263 - 275 1980 Shamir, B. Unemployment and 'Free Time'. The Role of Protestant Work Ethic and Work Involvement.
Leisure Studies, 1985, Vol. 4, 333 - 345 1985 Sneegas, J.J. The Relationship of Perceived Social Competence to Leisure Participation, to Leisure Satisfaction and Life Satisfaction in Older Adults.
Journal of Leisure Research, 1986, vol. 18, 248- -258 1986 Spreitzer, E.; Snyder, E.E. Educational-Occupational Fit and Leisure Orientation as Related to Life Satisfaction.
Journal of Leisure Research, 1987, Vol. 19, 149 - 158 1987 Ward, R.A.; Kilburn, H. Community Access and Satisfaction: Racial Difference in Later Life.
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1983, Vol. 16, 209 - 219 1983 Headey, B. An Economic Model of Subjective Well-Being: Integrating Economic and Psychological Theories.
Social Indicators Research, 1993, Vol. 28, 97 - 116 1993 Ramzy-Saleh Guirguis, N.; Hermans, H.J. Correlates of Psychological Well-Being and Emotionality.
Gedrag: Tijdschrift voor Psychologie, 1973, Vol. 1, 64 - 91 1973 Mielke, C. Wohlbefinden und Fitness. Eine empirische Analyse zur Lebens-, Gesundheits- und Freizeitzufriedenheit älterer Menschen. (Welfare and Fitness of Elderly).
Dissertation, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, 1997, Germany 1997 Tinsley, H.E.; Tinsley, D.J. A Theory of the Attributes, Benefits, and Causes of Leisure Experience.
Leisure Sciences, 1986, Vol. 8, 1 - 45 1986 Noelle-Neumann, E. Glück, Was ist das eigentlich? (What is Happiness?)
Bild der Wissenschaft, 1978, nr. 8, 60 - 71 1978 Noelle-Neumann, E. Stationen der Glücksforschung. Ein autobiographischer Beitrag. (Steps in Happiness Research: An Autobiography).
Bellebaum, A.; Muth, L.;Eds.: "Leseglück. Eine vergessene Erfahrung?", Westdeutscher Verlag, 1996, Opladen, Germany, 15 - 56 1996 Lu, L.J.; Argyle, M. Leisure Satisfaction and Happiness as a Function of Leisure Activity.
The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 1994, Vol. 10, 89 - 96 1994 Noelle-Neumann, E. Happiness and Games of Chance.
Paper Institut für Demoskopie, 1980, Allensbach, Germany 1980 Lloyd, K.M.; Auld, C.J. The Role of Leisure in Determining Quality of Life: Issues of Content and Measurement.
Social Indicators Research, 2002, Vol. 57, 43 - 71 2002 Parnes, H.S.; Less, L. Variation in Selected Forms of Leisure Activity among Elderly Males.
Smith-Blau, Z.; Ed.: " Current Perspectives on Aging and the Life Cycle, Vol. 1", JAI Press, 1983, USA, 223 - 242 1983 Veenhoven, R. Hedonism and Happiness.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2003, Vol. 4, 437 - 557 2003 Cummins, R.A.; Davern, M.T.; Eckersley, R.; Lo, S.K. Australian Unity Wellbeing Index, Survey 4, Report 4.0. The Wellbeing of Australians. 1. Work and Leisure 2. The Impact of 11 September, One Year Later.
Australian Centre on Quality of Life, 2002, Melbourne, Australia 2002 Graef, R.; Csikszentmihalyi, M.; McManama Gianinno, S. Energy Consumption in Leisure and Perceived Happiness.
Claxton, J. D.; et al; Eds.: "Consumers and Energy Conservation", Praeger, 1981, New York, USA, 47 - 55 1981 Michalos, A.C.; Zumbo, B.D. Leisure Activities, Health and the Quality of Life.
Michalos, A.C.;Ed.: "Essays on the Quality of Life", Kluwer, 2003, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 217 - 238 2003 Marks, N.; Shah, H.; Westall, A. The Power and Potential of Well-Being Indicators. Measuring Young People's Well-Being in Nottingham.
New Economics Foundation, 2004, London, UK 2004 Boelhouwer, J. Social Indicators and Living Conditions in the Netherlands.
Social Indicators Research, 2002, Vol. 60, 89 - 113 2002 Lu, L.J.; Hu, C.H. Personality, Leisure Experiences and Happiness.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2005, Vol. 6, 325 - 342 2005 Wetsteijn, J. Het Goede Leven: de Relatie tussen Geluk en Leefstijl in Nederland. (The Good Life: the Relation between Happiness and Lifestyle in the Netherlands.)
Master Thesis, 2008, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands 2008 Veenhoven, R. Findings on Happiness and Activity Level. ( What one does).
World Database of Happiness, Collection of Correlational Findings, Finding report A2, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Printout 2009, http://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl. 2009 Veenhoven, R. Findings on Happiness and Culture Arts and Sciences.
World Database of Happiness, Collection of Correlational Findings, Finding report C11, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Printout 2009, http://worlddatatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl. 2009 Veenhoven, R. Findings on Happiness and Leisure.
World Database of Happiness, Collection of Correlational Findings, Finding report L3 Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Printout 2009, http://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl. 2009 Rodriguez, A.; Latkova, P.; Sun, Y.Y. The Relationship between Leisure and Life Satisfaction: Application of Activity and Need Theory.
Social Indicators Research, 2008, Vol. 86, 163 - 175 2008 Toepoel, V. Cultural Participation of Older Adults: Investigating the Contribution of Lowbrow and Highbrow Activities to Social Integration and Satisfaction with Life.
International Journal of Disability and Human Development, 2011, Vol. 10, 113 - 129 2011 Poulsen, A. A.; Johnson, H.; Ziviani, J.M. Loneliness and Life Satisfaction of Boys with development coordination Disorder: the Impact of leisure Participation and perceived Freedom in Leisure.
Human Movement Science, 2008, Vol. 27, 325 - 343 2008 Hills, P.; Argyle, M. Positive Moods Derived from Leisure and Their Relationship to Happiness and Personality.
Personality and Individual Differences, 1998, Vol. 25, 523 -535 1998 Ragheb, M. G.; Griffith, C.A. The Contribution of leisure Participation and leisure Satisfaction to Life Satisfaction of older Persons.
Journal of Leisure Research, 1982, Vol.14, 295 - 306 1982 Brasja-Zganec, A. Quality of Life and Leisure Activities: How do Leisure Activities Contribute to Subjective Well-Being?
Social Indicators Research, 2011, Vol. 102, 81 - 91 2011 Klumb, P.L. Benefits from Productive and Consumptive Activities: Results from the Berlin Aging Study.
Social Indicators Research, 2004, Vol. 67, 107 - 127 2004 Becchetti, L.; Giachin Ricca, E.; Pelloni, A. The Relationship Between Social Leisure and Life Satisfaction: Causality and Policy Implications.
Social Indicators Research, 2012, Vol. 108, 453 - 490 2012 Wang, M.; Sunny Wong, M.C. Happiness and Leisure Across Countries: Evidence from International Survey Data.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2014, Vol. 15, 85 - 118 2014 Agyar, E. Contribution of Perceived Freedom and Leisure Satisfaction to Life Satisfaction in a Sample of Turkish Women.
Social Indicators Research, 2014, Vol. 116, 1 - 15 2014 Nawijn, J.; Veenhoven, R. Happiness through Leisure.
Freire, T.; Ed.: " Positive Leisure Science", 2013, Springer, Netherlands, 193 - 209 2013 Rodriguez, A. Leisure and Relationship to Quality-of-Life Satisfaction.
Bodrum, M.; Philips, R.; EDs: "Quality-of-Life Community Indicators for Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management", Springer, 2011, NY , USA, 23 - 39 2011 Holder, M.D.; Coleman, B.; Sehn, Z.L. The Contribution of Active and Passive Leisure to Children's Well-being.
Journal of Health Psychology, 2009 , Vol.14, 378 - 386 2009 Zimmer, Z.; Lin, B.C. Leisure Activity and Well-being among the Elderly in Taiwan: Testing Hypotheses in an Asian Setting.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 1996, Vol 11, 167 - 186 1996 Newman, D.B.; Diener, E.; Tay, L. Leisure and Subjective Well-Being: A Model of Psychological Mechanism as Mediating Factors.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2014, Vol. 15, 555 - 578 2014 Bogner, J.A.; Corrigan, J.D.; Mysiw, J. A Comparison of Substance Abuse and Violence in the Prediction of Long-Term Rehabilitation Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury.
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2001, Vol 82, 571 - 577 2001 Ateca-Amestoy, V.; , M.M.; Gerstenblüth, M.; Mussio, I. How do Cultural Activities Influence Happiness? The Relation Between Self-reported Well-being and Leisure.
Decon Working Papers, 2014, No. 06, Uruguay 2014 Nimrod, G.; Adoni, H. Leisure-styles and Life Satisfaction among Recent Retirees in Israel.
Ageing and Society, 2006, Vol. 26, 607- 630 2006 Nimrod, G. Expanding, Reducing, Concentrating and Diffusing: Post Retirement Leisure Behavior and Life Satisfaction.
Leisure Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2007, Vo. 29, 91 - 111 2007 Nimrod, G. Retirees' Leisure: Activities, Benefits, and their Contribution to Life Satisfaction.
Leisure Studies, 2007, Vol. 26, 65 - 80 2007 Nimrod, G.; Janke, M.C.; Kleiber, D.A. Retirement, Activity, and Subjective Well-Being in Israel and the United States.
World Leisure, 2008, Vol. 1, 18 - 32 2008 Baker, D.A.; Palmer, R.J. Examining the Effects of Perceptions of Community and Recreation Participation on Quality of Life.
Social Indicators Research, 2006, Vol. 75, 395 - 418 2006 Sener, A.; Karabulut, E.; Terzioglu, F. Life Satisfaction and Leisure Activities During Men’s Retirement: A Turkish Sample.
Aging & Mental Health, 2007, Vol. 11, 30 - 36 2007 Mishra, S. Leisure Activities and Life Satisfaction in Old Age: A Case Study of Retired Government Employees Living in Urban Areas.
Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 1992, Vol. 16, 7 - 26 1992 Cutler-Riddick, C.; Steward, D. C. An Examination of the Life Satisfaction and Importance of Leisure in the Lives of Older Female Retirees: A Comparison of Black to Whites
Journal of Leisure Research,1994, Vol. 26, 75 - 87 1994 Kuykendall, L.; Ng, V.; Tay, L. Leisure Engagement and Subjective Well- Being: A Meta-Analysis.
Psychological Bulletin, 2015, Vol. 141, 364 - 403 2015 Heo, J.; Lee, Y.; McCormick, B.P. Daily Experience of Serious Leisure, Flow and Subjective Well-Being of Older Adults.
Leisure Studies, 2010, Vol. 29, 207 - 225 2010 Pagán, R. How do Leisure Activities Impact on Life Satisfaction? Evidence for German People with Disabilities.
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2015, Vol. 10, 557 - 572 2015 Lardies-Bosque, R.; Fernandez-Mayoralas, G.; Forjaz, M.J.; Rojo-Perez, F. Leisure Activities and Quality of Life Among Older Adults in Spain.
Filomena Maggino, Ed.: "Social Indicators Research Series 57, A New Research Agenda for Improvements in Quality of Life", Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland, Swiss, 2015, 163 - 189 2015 Kim, B.; Chung, S.; Lee, Y. An Exploratory Study Examining the Relationships between the Leisure‐related Variables and Subjective Well‐being of Community residents.
Annals of Leisure Research, 2010, Vol. 13, 613 - 629 2010 Shin, K.; You, S. Leisure Type, Leisure Satisfaction and Adolescents’ Psychological Wellbeing.
Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, Vol. 7, 53 -62. 2013 Schreier, M. (Subjective) Well Being.
Pyschology of Entertainment, 2006, Chapter 22, 389 - 404 2006 Brown, J.L.; Macdonald, R.; Mitchell, R. Are People Who Participate in Cultural Activities More Satisfied with Life?
Social Indicators Research. 2015, Vol. 122. 135 - 146 2015 Kim, J.; Heo, J.; Lee, I.H. Predicting Personal Growth and Happiness by Using Serious Leisure Model.
Social Indicator Research, 2015, Vol. 122, 147 - 157 2015 Kim, J.; Kim, M.; Malonebeach, E. A Study of Health Perception, Disability Acceptance, and Life Satisfaction Based on Types of Leisure Activity Among Koreans with a Physical Disability.
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2016, Vol. 11, 791 - 804 2016 Poulsen, A. A.; Cuskelly, M.; Ziviani, J.M. General self-concept and life satisfaction for boys with differing levels of physical coordination: The role of goal orientations and leisure participation
Human Movement Science, 2006, Vol. 25, 839 - 860 2006 Anand, P.; Gray, A.; Liberini, F. Wellbeing Over 50.
The Journal of Economics of Ageing, 2015, Vol. 6, 68 - 78 2015 Leversen, I.; Birkeland, M.S.; Danielsen, A.G. Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Leisure Activities and Adolescents' Life Satisfaction.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012, Volume 41, 1588 - 1599 2012 Kekalainen, T.M.; Kokko, K.; Wilska, T.A. Leisure Consumption and well-Being among Older Adults: Does Age or Life Situation Matter?
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2017, Vol. 12, 671 - 691 2017 Chen, K.Y. The Relationship Between Serious Leisure Characteristics and Subjective Well-Being of Older Adult Volunteers: The Moderating Effect of Spousal Support.
Social Indicators Research, 2014, Vol. 119, 197 - 210 2014 Smeets, P.; Bekkers, R.; Norton, M.I.; Whillans, A.V. Time Use and Happiness of Millionaires
Working Paper 2018 Nr. 18-111, Harvard Business School, Boston, United States of America 2018 Huang, S.; Stodolska, M.; Wei, X.; Yu, Y. Leisure Time, Leisure Activities, and Happiness In China
Journal of Leisure Research, 2015, Vol. 47, 556-576 2015 Parsons, H.; Filep, S.; Mackenzie, S.H. Subjective Well-Being and Leisure
Filho, W.L. et al. (Eds.), 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 Reyes, J.A.L. Exploring Leisure Time Activities and Sociodemographic Indicators of Subjective Happiness and Self-Perceived Health Among Filipinos
Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 2016, Vol. 9, 269-288 2016 Masuda, Y.J.; Tallis, H.; Williams, J.R. Does Life Satisfaction Vary with Time and Income? Investigating the Relationship Among Free Time, Income, and Life Satisfaction
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2021, Vol. 22, 2051 - 2073 2021 Orlowska, M.; Bleszynski, J.J. Free Time as an Important Element of the Sense of Wellness in Contemporary Poland
International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences,2020, Vol. 9, 1 - 12 2020