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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Autores: Ateca-Amestoy, Victoria, Gerstenblüth, Mariana, Mussio, Irene, Rossi, Máximo
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
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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.