scholarly journals Effects of sports participation and the perceived value of elite sport on subjective well-being

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 1202-1216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo Silva ◽  
Diogo Monteiro ◽  
Pedro Sobreiro
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Value ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Elite Sport

scholarly journals Sports Participation and Value of Elite Sports in Predicting Well-Being

Sports ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Alfredo Silva ◽  
Pedro Sobreiro ◽  
Diogo Monteiro
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Gradient Boosting ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Elite Sport ◽  
Tree Classifier ◽  
Elite Sports

This work contributes to an emerging literature focused on the role of physical activity on the subjective well-being of populations. Unlike the existing literature, it proposes an approach that uses algorithms to predict subjective well-being. The aims of this study were to determine the relative importance of sports participation and perceived value of elite sports on the subjective well-being of individuals. A total of 511 participants completed an online questionnaire. The statistical analysis used several machine learning techniques, including three algorithms, Decision Tree Classifier (DTC), Random Forest Classifier (RFC), and Gradient Boosting Classifier (GBC). In the three algorithms tested, sports participation, expressed as the weekly frequency and the time spent engaging in vigorous physical activity, showed a greater importance (between 47% and 53%) in determining subjective well-being. It also highlights the effect of perceived value of elite sport on the prediction of subjective well-being. This study provides evidence for public sport policy makers/authorities and for managers of physical activity and sport development programs. The surprising effect of the perceived value of elite sport on the prediction of subjective well-being.

scholarly journals Effects of Physical Activity and Training Routine on Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Curfew

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Sokić ◽  
Stanislava Popov ◽  
Bojana M. Dinić ◽  
Jovana Rastović
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Recreational Athletes ◽  
And Training

This research aimed to explore the effects of physical activity and training routine on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and the proclaimed emergency state and curfew. To measure the mental health components of psychological distress and subjective well-being, two studies were conducted on different samples: Study 1 during the beginning of curfew in Serbia (N = 678) and Study 2 during the ending phase (N = 398). The results of Study 1 showed that elite athletes as well as those with high level of physical activity experienced the lowest distress. Furthermore, effects of the changes in the training routine on distress among physically active individuals depended on the level of sports participation with elite athletes who reduced trainings showing lower anxiety compared to recreational athletes who reduced trainings as well or kept the same training routine. Thus, we could conclude that in the early stage of the pandemic, elite athletes showed better mental health and adaptability to the crisis situation. Results of Study 2 showed that although all the participants had decreased well-being during the curfew, compared to the period before the pandemic and the curfew, there were no differences in well-being between elite and recreational athletes, who had higher well-being compared to non-athletes. However, this effect held both before and during the curfew showing that physically active individuals did not additionally benefit from this decrease compared to the non-active. Furthermore, athletes who became physically inactive showed lower well-being compared to those who kept the same training routine. Thus, in the later stage of the pandemic, prolonged physical inactivity had negative effects on mental health.

scholarly journals A Study on the Causal Process of Virtual Reality Tourism and Its Attributes in Terms of Their Effects on Subjective Well-Being during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1019
Author(s):  
Yu Li ◽  
HakJun Song ◽  
Rui Guo
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Integrated Model ◽  
Causal Process ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Positive Effect

In the landscape of Covid-19 pandemic, people’s well-being, to some extent, can be affected through virtual reality tourism because it has the opportunity to enhance their level of well-being and destination recovery. To verify this empirically an investigation was conducted among people who used Quanjingke, the largest tourism-related virtual reality website in China, during the pandemic. The specific the aim of this paper is to prove the effectiveness of virtual reality tourism in promoting people’s subjective well-being. Hence, an integrated model with the constructs of peripheral attribute, core attribute and pivotal attribute, presence, perceived value, satisfaction, and subjective well-being was proposed and tested. The results indicate that attributes of virtual reality tourism have a positive effect on presence during virtual reality experiences, which positively influences perceived value. The values of virtual reality tourism perceived by tourists result in their satisfaction. Eventually, it was found that tourists’ subjective well-being is improved due to their satisfaction with virtual reality tourism. Practical suggestions are also provided based on the findings.

scholarly journals Person-environment fit in the context of sports and its association with subjective well-being

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Terwiel ◽  
Sarah Kritzler ◽  
John F. Rauthmann ◽  
Maike Luhmann
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Person Environment Fit

Physical activity and sports participation are positively related to physical and mental health as well as to subjective well-being. Various approaches have been used to explain these associations. In our study, we propose that person-environment fit can partly explain the association between sports and subjective well-being. We examined to what extent the fit between an athlete’s individual personality trait levels and the typical personality trait levels of athletes in their sports discipline (supplementary fit) is associated with different indicators of subjective well-being. In two online surveys, we assessed typical and individual Big Five personality trait levels using the BFI-2-S. In Sample 1, 4,927 athletes of 96 sports rated the typical Big Five trait levels of either male or female athletes of their main sport. In Sample 2, 4,340 athletes of 94 sports rated their own Big Five trait levels and four indicators of subjective well-being: life satisfaction, sports-life satisfaction, positive affect, and First, we derived sport-specific typical Big Five trait levels for male and female athletes of 96 sports. Second, we investigated how variable-oriented supplementary fit in the context of sports is associated with four indicators of subjective well-being (life satisfaction, sports-life satisfaction, positive affect, negative affect) using multilevel polynomial regression analyses with subsequent response surface analyses. All analyses were preregistered.We found both similarities and differences in typical Big Five trait levels for male and female athletes of different sports reflecting gender- and sport-specific characteristics of athletes of different sports. Variable-oriented supplementary fit between typical and individual Big Five trait levels was not significantly associated with any of the outcome variables. Variable-oriented supplementary fit between typical and individual Big Five trait levels was not associated with subjective well-being in the broad context of the sports type that athletes are performing.

Factors influencing users’ subjective well-being: an empirical study based on shared bicycles in China

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 202-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Liang Ma ◽  
Gao Shan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Risks ◽  
Shared Bicycle ◽  
Privacy Risks ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose Bike sharing becomes suddenly hot up in China since the end of 2016. However, few studies have focused on shared bicycle users’ behavior. To fill this research gap, this paper aims to develop an integrated model to investigate factors that affect shared bicycle users’ subjective well-being. Design/methodology/approach A field survey with 220 shared bicycle users is conducted to test the research model and hypotheses. Findings The highlights are that perceived value has positive effect on users’ life satisfaction. Specially, it is interesting to find that hedonic value has the greatest impact on users’ life satisfaction, followed by social value and utilitarian value. Perceived risks which including privacy risks, financial risks and functional risks act as a moderating role between perceived value and users’ life satisfaction. Originality/value First, the authors clear factors that affect users’ subjective well-being from the perspective of perceived value. The results deepen our understanding about the effect of perceived value on users’ subjective well-being. Second, the current researches have ignored the effect of perceived risks on users’ subjective well-being. The authors filled that gap and found that perceived risks which including privacy risks, financial risks and functional risks act as a moderating role between perceived value and users’ subjective well-being.

Conflict Avoidance in Old Age

GeroPsych ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Oberhauser ◽  
Andreas B. Neubauer ◽  
Eva-Marie Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Conflict Avoidance ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adult Lifespan ◽  
Set Up

Abstract. Conflict avoidance increases across the adult lifespan. This cross-sectional study looks at conflict avoidance as part of a mechanism to regulate belongingness needs ( Sheldon, 2011 ). We assumed that older adults perceive more threats to their belongingness when they contemplate their future, and that they preventively react with avoidance coping. We set up a model predicting conflict avoidance that included perceptions of future nonbelonging, termed anticipated loneliness, and other predictors including sociodemographics, indicators of subjective well-being and perceived social support (N = 331, aged 40–87). Anticipated loneliness predicted conflict avoidance above all other predictors and partially mediated the age-association of conflict avoidance. Results suggest that belongingness regulation accounts may deepen our understanding of conflict avoidance in the second half of life.

Leisure Activities and the Subjective Well-Being of Older Adults in Croatia

GeroPsych ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ljiljana Kaliterna Lipovčan ◽  
Tihana Brkljačić ◽  
Zvjezdana Prizmić Larsen ◽  
Andreja Brajša-Žganec ◽  
Renata Franc
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Financial Status

Abstract. Research shows that engagement in leisure activities promotes well-being among older adults. The objective of the current study was to examine the relationship between subjective well-being (flourishing) and leisure activities (total number of different activities in the previous year) in a sample of older adults in Croatia, thereby considering the variables of sex, marital status, financial status, and self-perceived health. The differences in the examined variables between the groups of older adults who reported to be engaged in new activities with those who did not were also examined. The sample of N = 169 older adults aged 60 years and above was drawn from a convenience sample of adult internet users in Croatia. Participants reported their self-perceived health and the number of leisure activities they engaged in over the previous year as well as completing the Flourishing Scale. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that older adults who were engaged in more various leisure activities, who perceived better financial status, and who were married reported higher levels of flourishing. A comparison of the two groups of older adults with and without engagement in leisure activities showed that those engaged in at least one leisure activity were more likely to be women, reported higher levels of flourishing, and perceived their own financial status as better. This study indicated that engaging in leisure activities in later life might provide beneficial effects for the well-being of older adults.

Intraindividual Variability and Stability of Affect and Well-Being

GeroPsych ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Röcke ◽  
Annette Brose
Keyword(s):  
Age Differences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Regulatory Processes ◽  
Functional Implications ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Underlying Processes

Whereas subjective well-being remains relatively stable across adulthood, emotional experiences show remarkable short-term variability, with younger and older adults differing in both amount and correlates. Repeatedly assessed affect data captures both the dynamics and stability as well as stabilization that may indicate emotion-regulatory processes. The article reviews (1) research approaches to intraindividual affect variability, (2) functional implications of affect variability, and (3) age differences in affect variability. Based on this review, we discuss how the broader literature on emotional aging can be better integrated with theories and concepts of intraindividual affect variability by using appropriate methodological approaches. Finally, we show how a better understanding of affect variability and its underlying processes could contribute to the long-term stabilization of well-being in old age.

Changing Patterns of Subjective Well-Being

1971 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 166, 170-172
Author(s):  
PETER LENROW
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Changing Patterns
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