Leisure Constraints, Leisure Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction, and Self-Rated Health in Six Cities in Taiwan

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 232-251

  Chick, Garry ^a   Hsu, Yi Chung ^b   Yeh, Chi Kuei ^b   Hsieh, Chi Ming ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fundamental Social Cause Theory; leisure constraints; leisure satisfaction; life satisfaction; self rated health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; LIFESTYLE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84929606800     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2014.967897     Document Type: Article

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