Benefits and implications to psychological well-being

Abstract

The present study aims to find out the beneficial effects of leisure interest to well-being. Specifically it seeks answers to the following questions: 1. What is the most common leisure interest among: a. College Students b.1. Early working age adults b.2. Middle working age adults Hypothesis: a. College students prefer solitary activities. b.1. Early working age adults prefer solitary activity. b.2. Middle working age adults prefer solitary activity. 2. What are the benefits of leisure among: a. College Students b.1. Early working age adults b.2. Middle working age adults Hypothesis: College students engage into leisure because of the social and cultural benefits. b. 1 . Early working age adults engage in leisure activities because of the social, cultural, and economic benefits. b.2. Middle working age adults engage in leisure because of the social and cultural benefits. 3. Is there a significant difference in the leisure interest in terms of gender of: a. College Students b.1. Early working age adults b.2. Middle working age adults Hypothesis: There is a significant difference in the leisure interest of the following: a. College Students College male students prefer social activities and solitary activities. On the other hand, female college students have a preference for physical activities and solitary activities. b.1. Early working age adults Early working age male adults prefer physical activities while early working age female adults favor solitary activity. b.2. Middle working age adults Middle working age male adults have a preference for solitary activities while middle working age female adults prefer solitary activities and physical activities. 4. Is there a significant difference in the psychological well-being of people according to the time spent for leisure? Hypothesis: There is a significant difference in the psychological well-being of individuals who have more time for leisure and those who have less time for leisure. Individuals who spend three to five times a week for leisure have a better psychological well-being compared to those who spend once a month or less for leisure. 5. Is there a relationship between the benefits of leisure and psychological well-being? Hypothesis: There is a high positive correlation between the benefits of leisure and psychological well-being.