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Junhyoung Kim1, Yongseop Kim2, Ha Ram Kim3
1Junhyoung Kim, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States.
American Journal of Health Behavior
|July 7, 2022
Summary
Maintaining leisure satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic helped reduce stress and improve life satisfaction, especially for vulnerable immigrant groups. This highlights leisure
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Public Health
Background:
- Leisure engagement is a known stress-coping mechanism.
- COVID-19 pandemic restrictions limited leisure activities.
- Asian immigrants faced unique challenges, impacting leisure experiences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the relationship between changes in leisure satisfaction and psychological outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- To compare COVID-19 risk perception, stress coping, and life satisfaction across different leisure satisfaction groups.
- To understand the specific impact on Korean immigrants in the US.
Main Methods:
- Participants were categorized into three groups based on leisure satisfaction changes (maintained/increased, slightly decreased, highly decreased) before and during the pandemic.
- Comparative analysis of stress-coping strategies and life satisfaction across these groups.
- Assessment of COVID-19 risk perception.
Main Results:
- The group maintaining or increasing leisure satisfaction (MIG) reported significantly lower stress levels compared to the highly decreased group (HDG).
- The MIG also reported significantly higher life satisfaction than both the slightly decreased group (SDG) and the HDG.
- Leisure satisfaction changes were strongly correlated with stress and life satisfaction outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Satisfactory leisure engagement is crucial for effective stress management during major life events like pandemics.
- Maintaining leisure satisfaction positively influences overall life satisfaction.
- Interventions supporting leisure activities may mitigate negative psychological impacts of stressful events, particularly for at-risk populations.
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