Journal article
An Investigation Into the Relationship Between Playfulness and Well-being in Australian Adults: An Exploratory Study
OTJR : Occupation, Participation and Health, Vol.41(1), pp.54-64
2021
PMID: 32723209
Abstract
Playfulness is well researched in children; however, much less is known about its impact on the well-being of adults. To investigate the relationship between playfulness and well-being in Australian adults. Participants (N = 175) completed the Other-directed, Lighthearted, Intellectual, and Whimsical (OLIW) scale for playfulness and the Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationship, Meaning, and Accomplishment (PERMA-Profiler) scale for well-being through an online survey. Multiple regression analyses with bootstrapping were completed to investigate whether playfulness predicted well-being. Six of the eight regression models analyzed contained significant predictors of well-being in adults. Adult playfulness exhibited the most robust positive relations with positive emotion, engagement while with others and during activities, relationships, finding meaning in one's life, and overall well-being. Playfulness was significantly related to several different indicators of well-being in adults. Therefore, incorporating elements of playfulness during occupational engagement could potentially nurture an individual's well-being.
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- Title
- An Investigation Into the Relationship Between Playfulness and Well-being in Australian Adults: An Exploratory Study
- Authors
- Arlena Farley (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, QueenslandAnn Kennedy-Behr (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Sport Sciences - LegacyTed Brown (Author) - Monash University
- Publication details
- OTJR : Occupation, Participation and Health, Vol.41(1), pp.54-64
- Publisher
- Sage Publications, Inc.
- DOI
- 10.1177/1539449220945311
- ISSN
- 1938-2383
- PMID
- 32723209
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99467306802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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