SOCPSY 2B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Hip-Hop Dance, Biophilia Hypothesis, Motivation
6 Jan 2020
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Happiness levels spike right before taking a vacation. Leisure: the amount of time spent outside obligated work time. E. g. , which of the following activities do the participate in during your leisure time. Leisure --> recover resources depleted through work to prevent burnout. Cognitive strategies (e. g. , attention-switching, distraction) and behavioral strategies (e. g. , absorbing leisure activities) Leisure activities --> personal control, independence --> increases. Feel challenged yet competent enough to accomplish the activity. Absorption --> high positive emotions and life satisfaction. Social leisure --> greater life satisfaction; solitary activities --> lower life satisfaction, negative mood. Lower social activity on weekends --> lower well-being on monday life satisfaction, negative mood. Lower social activity on weekends --> lower well-being on monday. Social activities expand social network and enhance positive emotions, decrease negative emotions like loneliness. Rcts found that yoga, hip hop dance classes, and group sport improved. Team sports enhanced social connection, positive emotions, sense of purpose.
