How do cultural activities influence happiness? Investigating the relationship between self-reported well-being and leisure

Authors

  • Victoria Ateca-Amestoy Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
  • Mariana Gerstenblüth Universidad de la República de Uruguay
  • Irene Mussio Universidad de la República de Uruguay
  • Máximo Rossi Universidad de la República de Uruguay

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24201/ee.v31i2.16

Keywords:

happiness, leisure, culture, well-being

Abstract

Leisure is a human condition related to the discretionary use of time in a rewarding way that contributes to individual well-being. Individuals decide to engage on cultural activities to enjoy pleasant experiences. Cultural participation can be explained in different dimension, considering how the individual access those cultural experiences: by live attendance, by home consumption, by community practice. We find that the magnitude of the positive effect of cultural activities on the top happiness goes in this descending order: cinema going, participating in cultural events, listening to music, reading books and watching TV.

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2016-07-01

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Ateca-Amestoy, V., Gerstenblüth, M., Mussio, I., & Rossi, M. (2016). How do cultural activities influence happiness? Investigating the relationship between self-reported well-being and leisure. Estudios Económicos De El Colegio De México, 31(2), 217–234. https://doi.org/10.24201/ee.v31i2.16
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