休闲与幸福:错综复杂的关系

幸福感概念构建在人具有主动性这一假定上,即人们若欲获得幸福,必须积极行动,唯有借助个人努力才可实现。幸福感亦为目标,一旦达成便可证明一个人整体的幸福。因此,我们愿意朝着幸福和良好的生活品质而努力这一事实,也更深刻地诠释了幸福的本质。另外,心理和社会的双重积极是幸福感的源泉。幸福的人总能积极地对待生活,不论眼前还是今后。休闲能够带来幸福,但休闲并非幸福本身。事实上,休闲是一种活动,是人们在空闲时间为了让生活变得更精彩、更有意义而做的事情。总体而言,我们如果因某种休闲活动而感到幸福,表明我们至少在一定程度上得到了满足。虽然休闲并不等同于幸福,但毋庸置疑,它对创造幸福至关重要。我们在休闲研究中绝不能忽略休闲与幸福这个当今生活中最具活力领域之间的联系,否则,我们将会丧失提升休闲与科学及公众之间关联性的机会。

Leisure and Happiness:An Intricate Relationship

The concept of well-being rests on the presupposition that,to achieve it,people must be proactive,must exercise personal agency to arrive at this state.Well-being is therefore also a goal,which when reached will demonstrate a person’s overall happiness.Happiness is therefore further explained by our willingness to work toward our well-being and an agreeable quality of life.Moreover,psychological and sociological positiveness are sources of happiness.Happy people are positive about their lives,whether at the moment or over a long period of time.Leisure can generate happiness,but is not itself happiness.By contrast,leisure is activity;it is what we do in free time to make life attractive and worthwhile.In general,to be happy with leisure activity is,at least in part,to be satisfied with it.Although leisure is not happiness,it clearly plays a pivotal role in generating this state.We in leisure studies should never lose sight of this relationship with one of today’s most vibrant spheres of life,for to do so would be to miss an opportunity to promote leisure’s relevance to matters that count with science and the general public.