How do cultural activities influence happiness? Investigating the relationship between self-reported well-being and leisure
Leisure is a human condition related to the discretionary use of time in a rewarding way that contributes to individual well-being. Individuals decide to engage on cultural activities to enjoy pleasant experiences. Cultural participation can be explained in different dimension, considering how the i...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | México |
| Recursos: | EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oai.estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx:article/16 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/16 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | happiness leisure culture well-being I30 Z10 Z11 felicidad ocio cultura bienestar |
| Resumo: | Leisure is a human condition related to the discretionary use of time in a rewarding way that contributes to individual well-being. Individuals decide to engage on cultural activities to enjoy pleasant experiences. Cultural participation can be explained in different dimension, considering how the individual access those cultural experiences: by live attendance, by home consumption, by community practice. We find that the magnitude of the positive effect of cultural activities on the top happiness goes in this descending order: cinema going, participating in cultural events, listening to music, reading books and watching TV. |
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