An Investigation Into the Relationship Between Playfulness and Well-being in Australian Adults: An Exploratory Study

Arlena Farley; Ann Kennedy-Behr; Ted Brown

doi:10.1177/1539449220945311

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An Investigation Into the Relationship Between Playfulness and Well-being in Australian Adults: An Exploratory Study

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An Investigation Into the Relationship Between Playfulness and Well-being in Australian Adults: An Exploratory Study

Arlena Farley, Ann Kennedy-Behr and Ted Brown

OTJR : Occupation, Participation and Health, Vol.41(1), pp.54-64

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1539449220945311

PMID: 32723209

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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, Queensland
Ann Kennedy-Behr (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy
Ted Brown (Author) - Monash University
Publication details: OTJR : Occupation, Participation and Health, Vol.41(1), pp.54-64
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.1177/1539449220945311
ISSN: 1938-2383
PMID: 32723209
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99467306802621
Output Type: Journal article

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