Author(s)

Liang Ma ¹, Shuang Li ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Resources and Planning, Guangzhou Xinhua University, Guangzhou, China
² School of Tourism Management, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China

Corresponding Author

Shuang Li

ABSTRACT

Leisure satisfaction and well-being is one of the goals that people pursue in the family, where father plays a critical role. This paper innovatively studies the father's role from the perspective of leisure, and explore the relationship among father's leisure involvement, family leisure satisfaction and family well-being. The results of the questionnaire survey in Guangzhou showed: (1) The father's leisure involvement frequency belongs to the medium level, and the family leisure activities with high involvement rate are mainly recreational activities. (2) There was a positive correlation between father's leisure involvement, family leisure satisfaction and family well-being, and family leisure satisfaction played a partly medium role. (3) Intergenerational relationships have significant effects on the internal dimensions of family leisure satisfaction.

KEYWORDS

Father's leisure involvement, family leisure satisfaction, family well-being, relationship research

CITE THIS PAPER

Liang Ma, Shuang Li, A Study on the Relationship among Father's Leisure Involvement, Family Leisure Satisfaction and Family Well-Being. Journal of Sociology and Ethnology (2023) Vol. 5: 103-111. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jsoce.2023.050517.

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