Leisure Engagement during COVID-19 and Its Association with Mental Health and Wellbeing in U.S. Adults.

ABSTRACT: Leisure engagement has risen as a salient societal issue during the COVID-19 pandemic, not only because it provides a pathway for people to continue meeting their physical, cognitive, and social-emotional needs, but also due to the phenomenal juxtaposition of general increases in leisure time and unparalleled constraints. This study reports the results of the first investigation of U.S. adults' overall leisure engagement and its association with mental health amidst the major disruptions and sustained stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected through an online survey in February 2021 through Prolific from a sample representative of the U.S. adult population in age, gender, and race (n = 503) and analyzed using a mixed-method approach. A total of 104

SUBMITTER: Shen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8834183 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature