Watching sports events and residents’ subjective well-being: evidence from the CGSS and the potential roles of health and social capital

These results advance knowledge of how watching sports events relates to well-being and offer policy-relevant insights for promoting happiness through accessible, low-cost leisure engagement, while also acknowledging potential downsides of excessive viewing.

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Frontiers in Psychology
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2026-02-04
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1775253
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Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
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Watching sports events and residents’ subjective well-being: evidence from the CGSS and the potential roles of health and social capital

Shutong Zhao, Xuemeng Wei
Frontiers in Psychology
Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
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Watching sports events and residents’ subjective well-being: evidence from the CGSS and the potential roles of health and social capital

Shutong Zhao, Xuemeng Wei
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Abstract

These results advance knowledge of how watching sports events relates to well-being and offer policy-relevant insights for promoting happiness through accessible, low-cost leisure engagement, while also acknowledging potential downsides of excessive viewing.

Frontiers in PsychologyVol. 17
Shanghai University of Sport (CN), West Anhui University (CN)
Gender equality
Openalex Percentile: Top 72%
Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
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