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Examine the effects of skilled leisure activities on mental health.
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Examine the effects of skilled leisure activities on mental health. ABSTRACT This project investigates the effects of skilled leisure activities on mental health by assessing the amount of "flow" experienced during enjoyable leisure activities and whether this is correlated to self-esteem as a stable measure of psychological well-being. This was done by questionnaire eliciting responses concerning the individual's "flow" experience, their skill or experience level, their "flow" experiences in a not as enjoyable leisure activity and finally a measure of self-esteem. The initial analysis involved performing correlations (Pearson's)on the original data. Surprisingly Self-esteem did not correlate significantly with any flow items on the enjoyable flow scale and with only ........However some items on the enjoyable "flow" scale and the skill measure did correlate significantly. this suggests that whilst "flow may still be enjoyable other factors may mediate its effects on self-esteem or mental health in general. Possible factors being related to self-determination...
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