Pickleball Participation and Leisure Identity Among Retirees: The Mediating Role of Skill Ratings and Psychological Involvement
This study demonstrates that skill development and psychological involvement in pickleball contribute significantly to leisure identity formation among retirees, highlighting the importance of committed engagement in leisure activities such as pickleball for identity formation postretirement. Significance/Implications: This study provides insights for sport organizations and managers to develop programs that foster skill development and psychological involvement in pickleball, potentially supporting retirees in forming new leisure-based identities and facilitating successful aging and retirement adjustment.
Authors
- Amy Chan Hyung Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0443-6851)
- Chungsup Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7316-8259)
- Jinmoo Heo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5781-1160)
- Sua Im
- Soyoung Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6651-179X)
- Jungsu Ryu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6945-7795)
- Hyunmin Yang
Institutions
- Kanazawa University (JP)
- Florida State University (US)
- Boston University (US)
- Yonsei University (KR)
- California State University, Long Beach (US)
- Marshall University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2024-0284
- Primary Topic
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00