Relationship between Emotional Contagion and Leisure Benefits in Sports and Leisure: The Mediating Role of Leisure Involvement and Flow

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Title: Relationship between Emotional Contagion and Leisure Benefits in Sports and Leisure: The Mediating Role of Leisure Involvement and Flow
Language: English
Authors: Wu, Yung-Hsuan, Wu, Ho-Tang
Source: Journal of Education and Learning. 2022 11(6):15-26.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Athletics, Emotional Response, College Students, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Psychological Patterns, Correlation, Student Participation, Student Characteristics
Geographic Terms: Taiwan
ISSN: 1927-5250
1927-5269
Abstract: The purposes of the study were to test the mediating role of leisure involvement and flow on the relationship between emotional contagion and leisure benefits in sports and leisure. The participants were college student in Taiwan selected by the purposive sampling method. Sports and Leisure Emotional Contagion Scale, Sports and Leisure Involvement Scale, Sports and leisure Flow Scale, and Sports and Leisure Benefits Scale, are used as instruments after compiled by authors, and retested using PLS-CFA. The CFA results showed that four scales have a good reliability and validity. The data were analyzed using PLS-SEM. Results of the study indicate that leisure involvement and flow had full mediating effects between emotional contagion and leisure benefits. The results could be applied in both sports and leisure area of mathematics instruction, and emotional contagion could elevate leisure benefits by leisure involvement and flow.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: EJ1372454
Database: ERIC
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ISSN:1927-5250
1927-5269
Published in:Journal of Education and Learning
Language:English