TY - JOUR
T1 - Importance of playing pickleball for older adults’ subjective well-being
T2 - A serious leisure perspective
AU - Heo, Jinmoo
AU - Ryu, Jungsu
AU - Yang, Hyunmin
AU - Kim, Amy Chan Hyung
AU - Rhee, Yoojung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/1/2
Y1 - 2018/1/2
N2 - Pickleball, a paddle sport, is the fastest-growing sport in the US. As pickleball has been specifically popular among older adults, there is a growing interest in understanding its positive aspects. Therefore, this study explored the relation between financial status, loneliness, serious leisure, and subjective well-being (SWB) among older adults. In southern states in the US, a convenience sample of older adults who participated in pickleball competitions was recruited (n = 153). From hierarchical regression analyses, we found that (a) serious leisure significantly predicted SWB, (b) financial status was not related to SWB, and (c) loneliness was not related to SWB. We suggest that playing pickleball as a form of serious leisure may add significant value to older adults’ daily lives and contribute to successful aging.
AB - Pickleball, a paddle sport, is the fastest-growing sport in the US. As pickleball has been specifically popular among older adults, there is a growing interest in understanding its positive aspects. Therefore, this study explored the relation between financial status, loneliness, serious leisure, and subjective well-being (SWB) among older adults. In southern states in the US, a convenience sample of older adults who participated in pickleball competitions was recruited (n = 153). From hierarchical regression analyses, we found that (a) serious leisure significantly predicted SWB, (b) financial status was not related to SWB, and (c) loneliness was not related to SWB. We suggest that playing pickleball as a form of serious leisure may add significant value to older adults’ daily lives and contribute to successful aging.
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U2 - 10.1080/17439760.2017.1374438
DO - 10.1080/17439760.2017.1374438
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85031113206
SN - 1743-9760
VL - 13
SP - 67
EP - 77
JO - Journal of Positive Psychology
JF - Journal of Positive Psychology
IS - 1
ER -