Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2014 Jul 23:9:24616.
doi: 10.3402/qhw.v9.24616. eCollection 2014.

Health benefits of serious involvement in leisure activities among older Korean adults

Junhyoung Kim  1 , Naoko Yamada  2 , Jinmoo Heo  3 , Areum Han  4
Affiliations
Review

Health benefits of serious involvement in leisure activities among older Korean adults

Junhyoung Kim et al. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. .

Abstract

The existing literature suggests that serious engagement in leisure activities leads to happiness, life satisfaction, and successful aging among older adults. This qualitative study was used to examine the benefits of serious involvement in leisure activities among older Korean adults who were members of a sports club. Using an analytic data analysis, we identified three main themes associated with the benefits of serious engagement in leisure activities: 1) the experience of psychological benefits, 2) the creation of social support, and 3) the enhancement of physical health. These themes indicate that, through serious involvement in certain physical activities, participants gain various health benefits, which may contribute to successful aging.

Keywords: Serious leisure; health; older Korean adults; well-being.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

See all "Cited by" articles

References

    1. Baldwin C. K, Norris P. A. Exploring the dimensions of serious leisure: “Love me-love my dog!.”. Journal of Leisure Research. 1999;31(1):1–17.
    1. Benjamin K, Edwards N. C, Bharti V. K. Attitudinal, perceptual and normative beliefs influencing the exercise decisions of community-dwelling physically frail seniors. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 2005;13:276–293. - PubMed
    1. Brown C. A, McGuire F. A, Voelkl J. The link between successful aging and serious leisure. International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 2008;66(1):73–95. - PubMed
    1. Buettner L, Fitzsimmons S. AD-venture program: Therapeutic biking for the treatment of depression in long term care residents with dementia. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. 2002;17(2):121–127. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Charmaz K. Constructing grounded theory: A practical guide through qualitative analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage; 2006. - PubMed

Publication types