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

  1. Victoria Ateca-Amestoy 1
  2. Mariana Gerstenblüth 2
  3. Irene Mussio 2
  4. Máximo Rossi 2
  1. 1 Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

    Lejona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/000xsnr85

  2. 2 Universidad de la República de Uruguay
Zeitschrift:
Estudios económicos

ISSN: 0186-7202

Datum der Publikation: 2016

Ausgabe: 31

Nummer: 2

Seiten: 217-234

Art: Artikel

DOI: 10.24201/EE.V31I2.16 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen Access editor

Andere Publikationen in: Estudios económicos

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Zusammenfassung

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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