Rediscovering the Positive Psychology of Sport Participation: Happiness in a Ski Resort Context

Interrelated functions of the three orientations to happiness were examined by a cross-sectional survey, in the context of a ski resort experience. Accordingly, a conceptual framework of pleasure, flow, and involvement influencing satisfaction was established. Utilizing structural equation modeling,...

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Published in:Applied Research in Quality of Life 2014-09, Vol.9 (3), p.575-590
Main Authors: Lee, Hyun-Woo, Shin, Sunyun, Bunds, Kyle S., Kim, Minjung, Cho, Kwang Min
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emotions
Happiness
Participation
Political Science
Psychology
Quality of life
Quality of Life Research
Satisfaction
Social Sciences
Sociology
Sports
Sports participation
Structural equation modeling
Well being
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Summary:Interrelated functions of the three orientations to happiness were examined by a cross-sectional survey, in the context of a ski resort experience. Accordingly, a conceptual framework of pleasure, flow, and involvement influencing satisfaction was established. Utilizing structural equation modeling, the conceptual framework was tested by analyzing data collected from 279 participants who enjoyed skiing and/or snowboarding. Results from bootstrap test indicated that direct and total effects from flow had the highest predictive power on satisfaction. In contrast, pleasure showed higher explanatory power on subjective experiences of flow and meaning, and influenced satisfaction only by indirect effects through those elements. Together, these findings support the research model synthesizing the behavioral constructs of sport participation with subjective well-being perspectives. Moreover, the expanded model in a sporting context further evidences the functional roles of the orientations to happiness by results consistent with extant literature of positive psychology. Roles of embodiments of orientations to happiness in an action-based exercise and its implications are further discussed.
ISSN:1871-2584
1871-2576
DOI:10.1007/s11482-013-9255-5