期刊名称：Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
印刷版ISSN：2081-2221
电子版ISSN：1899-4849
出版年度：2020
卷号：88
期号：1
页码：11-17
DOI：10.2478/pcssr-2020-0021
语种：English
出版社：Walter de Gruyter GmbH
摘要：AbstractThe objective of this study was to ascertain whether happiness varies depending on sports participation and religious practice. The sample comprised 2,378 participants aged between 18 and 92 years. All analysis were carried out by testing the interaction effects of the variables of sex and age on sports participation, religious practice, and happiness. We found a high average level of happiness (M= 7.299, range 0–10). However, people who do not participate in sports or practice a religion indicated a level of happiness (M= 6.979) that was statistically lower than that of the other groups: people who practice a religion but do not participate in sports (M= 7.135); people who participate in sports but do not practice a religion (M= 7.478); and people who both participate in sports and practice a religion (M= 7.717). We conclude that happiness is associated with sports participation and religious practice, although with small or very small effect sizes (allpη2pbetween 0.008 and 0.020).
关键词：Social science applied to sport; spirituality; well-being
