Leisure Satisfaction Changes and Stress-coping during the Pandemic. Academic Article

abstract

• Objectives: Leisure engagement has been considered as a salient stress-coping strategy. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, people's leisure engagement has been restricted due to COVID-19- related regulations and policies. Moreover, many Asian immigrants, including Korean immigrants in the US, have been exposed to additional challenges (e.g., discrimination and harassment), which negatively affected their leisure experiences. Methods: in this study, we categorized participants into 3 groups based on their leisure satisfaction changes before and during the pandemic and compared the groups regarding COVID-19 risk perception, stress-coping, and life satisfaction. Results: The Maintained or Increased Group (MIG) scored significantly lower stress than the Highly Decreased group (HDG); the MIG scored significantly higher life satisfaction than both the Slightly Decreased Group (SDG) and the HDG. Conclusion: The research demonstrated the importance of satisfactory leisure experience to cope with stress and be satisfied with their life in a stressful life event.

authors

• Kim, Junhyoung

published proceedings

• Am J Health Behav

author list (cited authors)

• Kim, J., Kim, Y., Kim, H. R., & Lee, C.

complete list of authors

• Kim, Junhyoung||Kim, Yongseop||Kim, Ha Ram||Lee, Chungsup

publication date

• June 2022

publisher

• JCFCorp SG PTE LTD  Publisher

published in

• American Journal of Health Behavior  Journal

keywords

• Adaptation, Psychological
• Covid-19
• Humans
• Leisure Activities
• Pandemics
• Personal Satisfaction
• Stress, Psychological

PubMed Central ID

• 35794761

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.5993/AJHB.46.3.10

start page

• 315

end page

• 323

volume

• 46

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/ajhb.46.3.10