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Does sport make you happy? An analysis of the well-being derived from sports participation
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posted on 2014-06-12, 15:36 authored by Paul DownwardPaul Downward, Simona RasciuteThis paper examines the impact of sports participation upon the subjective wellbeing
of individuals. Encouraging participation in sports activity is now an
important public policy issue, as it is argued that there are benefits in terms of
health and well-being to individuals as well as to society through externalities.
Controlling for personal and socio-demographic characteristics affecting wellbeing,
this paper examines if participation in, and the frequency and duration of,
67 sports activities affects well-being. The form in which sports participation takes
place is also investigated by examining if social-interaction sports produce more
well-being. This paper demonstrates that sports participation has a positive affect
upon the subjective well-being of the population and, moreover, estimates its
monetary value. The effects are larger if one allows for social interactions.
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Published in
International Review of Applied EconomicsVolume
25Issue
3Pages
331 - 348Citation
DOWNWARD, P.M. and RASCIUTE, S., 2011. Does sport make you happy? An analysis of the well-being derived from sports participation. International Review of Applied Economics, 25 (3), pp.331-348.Publisher
Routledge (© Taylor & Francis)Version
- VoR (Version of Record)
Publication date
2011Notes
This paper is closed access.ISSN
0269-2171Publisher version
Language
- en