Development of the Leisure Activity Scale for young adults: Reliability and validity.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Previous studies have documented the beneficial effects of leisure activities on mental health. However, limited methods or scales are available to measure leisure activities for the evaluation of mental health or the intervention of mental disorders, and data on the therapeutic benefits of leisure activities for mental health are scarce. Furthermore, few studies have investigated the effects of leisure activities on the mental health of young individuals. Therefore, we developed the Leisure Activity Scale (LAS; a 7-item, 5-point scale) to assess the leisure activities of young adults, and aimed to confirm its reliability and validity.

Methods

This study involved 551 Japanese participants aged 18-25 years and was conducted through an online survey from September to Novem

SUBMITTER: Kinkawa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11875056 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature