{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["5(10)"],"submitter":["Haake S"],"pubmed_abstract":["Parkrun is a free, weekly, timed 5 km run or walk with the aim of creating 'a healthier, happier planet'. The aim of this study is to use a survey of parkrun to create a model of life satisfaction that can be used by other initiatives seeking (1) to evaluate them using the WELLBY approach, and (2) to create logic models for change in life satisfaction. A cross-sectional survey was sent in autumn 2024-967,478 UK parkrunners producing 78,662 responses. A model was hypothesised and tested using non-linear multiple stepwise regression analysis. Health status was found to have a very large non-linear effect on life satisfaction, primarily related to mental health. Life satisfaction was moderated by age, time registered with parkrun, gender, activity level and index of multiple deprivation. Chan"],"journal":["PLOS global public health"],"pagination":["e0005065"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12490765"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["A generic model of life satisfaction: The case study of parkrun."],"pmcid":["PMC12490765"],"pubmed_authors":["Haake S","Benkowitz C","Hext A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"A generic model of life satisfaction: The case study of parkrun.","description":"Parkrun is a free, weekly, timed 5 km run or walk with the aim of creating 'a healthier, happier planet'. The aim of this study is to use a survey of parkrun to create a model of life satisfaction that can be used by other initiatives seeking (1) to evaluate them using the WELLBY approach, and (2) to create logic models for change in life satisfaction. A cross-sectional survey was sent in autumn 2024-967,478 UK parkrunners producing 78,662 responses. A model was hypothesised and tested using non-linear multiple stepwise regression analysis. Health status was found to have a very large non-linear effect on life satisfaction, primarily related to mental health. Life satisfaction was moderated by age, time registered with parkrun, gender, activity level and index of multiple deprivation. Chan","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025","modification":"2026-06-04T02:26:47.482Z","creation":"2026-05-04T03:13:15.834Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12490765","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41037478"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pgph.0005065"]}}