This emerges from a meta-analysis of five large studies with participants from 16 countries, which is presented in the specialist magazine “Nature Medicine”.
A total of more than 93,000 people with an average age between 71.7 and 75.9 years in the USA, China, Japan and European countries, including Germany, were surveyed about leisure activities and well-being. 2524 people from Austria took part. The result: those who have hobbies do better. The authors report that the connection is independent of other factors such as relationship or employment status and household income.
From crafts to gardening
Activities that people do in their free time alone or with others for pleasure were considered “hobbies” – for example, creating arts and crafts, reading, sports, gardening, volunteer work and membership in clubs.
Different living conditions made no significant difference to the outcome. “Countries with a high ranking in the world happiness index and high life expectancy, such as Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland, also had high hobby activity,” explained the authors.
The research team led by Daisy Fancourt from University College London believes that the findings could have implications for the development of programs that make it easier for older people to access hobbies.
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