Is leisure beneficial for older Korean immigrants? An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Leisure is an important quality of life factor for older Korean immigrants. The purpose of this study was to explore leisure benefits associated with health among older Korean immigrants. A total of 18 individuals participated in the study. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), three...

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Main Authors:	Kim, Junhyoung, Moon, Sangjeong, Song, Jungsun
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Co-Action Publishing 2016
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5134826/

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spelling	pubmed-51348262016-12-19 Is leisure beneficial for older Korean immigrants? An interpretative phenomenological analysis Kim, Junhyoung Moon, Sangjeong Song, Jungsun Empirical Study Leisure is an important quality of life factor for older Korean immigrants. The purpose of this study was to explore leisure benefits associated with health among older Korean immigrants. A total of 18 individuals participated in the study. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), three themes emerged from participants’ personal statements and experiences: (a) experiencing psychological benefits, (b) strengthening social connections, and (c) coping with acculturative stress. The findings indicate that leisure provided a context in which older Korean immigrants created an emotional and social support system that helped them to experience psychological and social benefits. This research suggested that older Korean immigrants used leisure as a coping mechanism that results in health and well-being. Co-Action Publishing 2016-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC5134826/ /pubmed/27914195 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v11.33103 Text en © 2016 J. Kim et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and to remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, provided the original work is properly cited and states its license.
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author	Kim, Junhyoung Moon, Sangjeong Song, Jungsun
spellingShingle	Kim, Junhyoung Moon, Sangjeong Song, Jungsun Is leisure beneficial for older Korean immigrants? An interpretative phenomenological analysis
author_facet	Kim, Junhyoung Moon, Sangjeong Song, Jungsun
author_sort	Kim, Junhyoung
title	Is leisure beneficial for older Korean immigrants? An interpretative phenomenological analysis
title_short	Is leisure beneficial for older Korean immigrants? An interpretative phenomenological analysis
title_full	Is leisure beneficial for older Korean immigrants? An interpretative phenomenological analysis
title_fullStr	Is leisure beneficial for older Korean immigrants? An interpretative phenomenological analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Is leisure beneficial for older Korean immigrants? An interpretative phenomenological analysis
title_sort	is leisure beneficial for older korean immigrants? an interpretative phenomenological analysis
description	Leisure is an important quality of life factor for older Korean immigrants. The purpose of this study was to explore leisure benefits associated with health among older Korean immigrants. A total of 18 individuals participated in the study. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), three themes emerged from participants’ personal statements and experiences: (a) experiencing psychological benefits, (b) strengthening social connections, and (c) coping with acculturative stress. The findings indicate that leisure provided a context in which older Korean immigrants created an emotional and social support system that helped them to experience psychological and social benefits. This research suggested that older Korean immigrants used leisure as a coping mechanism that results in health and well-being.
publisher	Co-Action Publishing
publishDate	2016
url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5134826/
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Is leisure beneficial for older Korean immigrants? An interpretative phenomenological analysis

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