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Quantitatively Testing the DRAMMA Model of Leisure and Subjective Well-Being on College Students

Twilley, Danny L.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1481623651537129

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2017, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Higher Education (Education).
Engagement in leisure has a strong theoretical and empirical connection to happiness, however little research has focused on how leisure induces happiness. The theoretical DRAMMA model as proposed by Newman, Tay, & Diener (2014) attempts to to link leisure and subjective well-being (SWB) via 5 psychological pathways and leisure satisfaction. This study quantitatively tested, with a sample size of 704 students, the DRAMMA model on college students at a large 4-year Midwestern residential institution. According to multiple regression analyses the 5 psychological mechanisms of detachment-recovery, autonomy, mastery, meaning, and affiliation accounted for 58% of the variance in leisure satisfaction and 12% of variance in SWB. In addition, liner regression found that leisure satisfaction accounted for approximately 10% of the variance in SWB. Path analysis was used to test the overall model strength and fit. The analysis indicated strong fit indices but suggested a few model modifications. Even though the modifications are considered exploratory they had strong theoretical support, thus additional parameters where added from affiliation and meaning directly to SWB. For the student population of this study affiliation and meaning are the two most important factors leading to leisure satisfaction and SWB. Areas for future research are also discussed.
Peter Mather, PhD (Committee Chair)
Gordon Brooks, PhD (Committee Member)
Laura Harrison, PhD (Committee Member)
Laura Spivey, PhD (Committee Member)
236 p.
Higher Education; Psychology; Recreation
Leisure; Subjective Well-Being; Happiness; Leisure Satisfaction; College Students; Psychological Outcomes; Detachment-Recovery; Autonomy; Mastery; Meaning; Affiliation

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  • Twilley, D. L. (2017). Quantitatively Testing the DRAMMA Model of Leisure and Subjective Well-Being on College Students [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1481623651537129

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Twilley, Danny. Quantitatively Testing the DRAMMA Model of Leisure and Subjective Well-Being on College Students. 2017. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1481623651537129.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Twilley, Danny. "Quantitatively Testing the DRAMMA Model of Leisure and Subjective Well-Being on College Students." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1481623651537129

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