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Association of Enjoyable Leisure Activities With Psychological and Physical Well-Being

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Pressman, Sarah D., Matthews, Karen A., Cohen, Sheldon, Martire, Lynn M., Scheier, Michael, Baum, Andrew, Schulz, Richard·2009·Psychosomatic Medicine

DOI 10.1097/psy.0b013e3181ad7978PMC PMC2863117

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OBJECTIVE: To examine whether engaging in multiple enjoyable activities was associated with better psychological and physiological functioning. Few studies have examined the health benefits of the enjoyable activities that individuals participate in voluntarily in their free time. METHOD: Participants from four different studies (n = 1399 total, 74% female, age = 19-89 years) completed a self-report measure (Pittsburgh Enjoyable Activities Test (PEAT)) assessing their participation in ten different types of leisure activities as well as measures assessing positive and negative psychosocial states. Resting blood pressure, cortisol (over 2 days), body mass index, waist circumference, and perceived physiological functioning were assessed. RESULTS: Higher PEAT scores were associated with lower blood pressure, total cortisol, waist circumference, and body mass index, and perceptions of better physical function. These associations withstood controlling for demographic measures. The PEAT was correlated with higher levels of positive psychosocial states and lower levels of depression and negative affect. CONCLUSION: Enjoyable leisure activities, taken in the aggregate, are associated with psychosocial and physical measures relevant for health and well-being. Future studies should determine the extent that these behaviors in the aggregate are useful predictors of disease and other health outcomes.

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Authors: Pressman, S. D., Matthews, K. A., Cohen, S., Martire, L. M., Scheier, M., Baum, A., & Schulz, R.
Affiliations: National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author: Matthews, Karen A.
ORCID: Pressman, Sarah D.
Matthews, Karen A.
Cohen, Sheldon
Martire, Lynn M.
Scheier, Michael
Baum, Andrew
Schulz, Richard
Venue: Psychosomatic Medicine
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published: 2009-09
Volume: 71
Issue: 7
Pages: 725-732
ISSN: 0033-3174 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e3181ad7978
PMC: PMC2863117
OpenAlex: W2033377155
Cited by: 558
References: 67
Citations by year: 2026: 38 · 2025: 78 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 67 · 2022: 39 · 2021: 49 · 2020: 90 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 22 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 22 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 14
FWCI: 13.01
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Locations: Psychosomatic Medicine (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
KiltHub Repository (submittedVersion)
Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
KiltHub Repository
Funders: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL 076858, HL07650, HL 076852, R24HL076852, R24HL076858)
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management › Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Keywords: leisure, psychological well-being, physical well-being, blood pressure, cortisol, body mass index, waist circumference, depression, negative affect
MeSH terms: Activities of Daily Living, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Blood Pressure, Female, Health Status, Health Surveys, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Leisure Activities, Male, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, Physical Fitness, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Health Behavior

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