Huimei Liu
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3915850 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Huimei Liu |
| NOMBRES | Huimei |
| APELLIDO | Liu |
| FIRMA | LIU H |
| AFILIACIONES | Zhejiang University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6565-7762 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 118 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2008 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Deviant leisure tendency among Chinese adolescents
This study developed a scale to measure deviant leisure tendency among Chinese adolescents. In a Chinese context, deviant leisure refers to the failure of individuals to adhere to established societal values and behavioral norms when engaging in leisure activities. Though existing research has focused on the conceptualization and examination of specific types of deviant leisure, a multidimensional measurement tool that regards deviant leisure as …
Leisure ethics education
How Does Generative AI Relate to Leisure Satisfaction and Awareness
The Interplay of Community Leisure, Interaction Ritual, and Sense of Community
Leisure, heritage, and identity
This study aims to explore the relationships among leisure, heritage, and identity through the case study of Malaysian Chinese 24 Festive Drums Performance. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 respondents who were members of the Chinese diaspora from Malaysia currently studying in China and practising 24 Festive Drums as their leisure activity. The findings showed that the three components are interrelated: (a) as identity carrier, …
An exploratory study of work-leisure relationships during the Covid-19 lockdown
This study explored the attitudes towards work-leisure relationships (WLR) among Chinese during the Covid-19 lockdown. The lockdown creates a ‘quasi-experiment’ situation to investigate people’s views of WLR since they are obligated to stay home for weeks or months instead of commuting to workplaces. Eighty-two Chinese were interviewed, and the qualitative data were analysed using NVivo 12.0. The results suggest a model of ‘BRIS’ depicting four t…
Culture, Leisure Interpretation, and Ideal Affect during Leisure
Definitions of leisure and emotional experiences during leisure vary across cultures, but have been understudied. To elucidate the relationships between leisure, emotion, and culture, we adopted a cultural psychology method called situation sampling. Using an onsite survey, we collected leisure and non-leisure situations from 126 Euro-Canadian and 149 Mainland Chinese undergraduate students. Employing an online survey, we then asked another 203 E…
An exploration of the associations between perceived physical and psychological benefits of Chinese yoga leisure participants—A qualitative approach
This paper explores the associations between the perceived physical and the corresponding psychological benefits of yoga leisure. Qualitative interviews with purposeful and snowball sampling methods were conducted to elicit 29 Chinese leisure participants who engaged in yoga with at least two years of yoga participation. The results reveal that respondents’ perceived physical benefit was associated with specific psychological benefit, demonstrati…
The Concept of Leisure among Chinese Older Adults
This study sought to explore what leisure means to some Chinese older adults using Chinese painting as a means of facilitating data collection. Thirty volunteer Chinese older adults were invited to participate in graphic-elicited interviews using Chinese paintings. The paintings presented or alluded to leisure through representations of connection to nature, social relationships, social prosperity, personal auspiciousness, and personal morality. …
From serious leisure to devotee work
This study aims to explore the serious leisure to devotee work (SL-DW) transformation trajectory in the case of yoga. An in-depth semistructured interview was conducted with 15 serious yoga practitioners to examine career change and the relationships between leisure and work. The findings of the research outline the passage from stepping into casual yoga leisure, moving from casual to serious yoga leisure, aspiring to succeed on the professional …
Leisure satisfaction and happiness
This study examines the effect of leisure satisfaction on happiness and explores how religion, as a moderator, influences this effect in the Asian context. The statistical analyses were conducted using the Asia Barometer Survey 2006 and 2007 databases. The regression analysis results indicate that: (a) leisure satisfaction is positively associated with happiness in the investigated Asian countries; (b) all the religions tested are significantly p…
Understanding visitors’ leisure benefits and heritage meaning-making
This paper aims to extend understanding of visitors’ leisure benefits in relation to their meaning-making of heritage through qualitative interviews conducted at Liangzhu Culture Museum (an archaeological world heritage site in Hangzhou, China). Semi-structured interview with 68 museum visitors was conducted to explore their personal, contextual, and interactive interpretations of leisure and heritage meaning-making. The study found four main typ…
Yoga leisure and identity development of Chinese second-time mothers
This study explores the role of yoga leisure in shaping identity of Chinese second-time mothers under the universal two-child policy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 participants. The results showed that (a) Chinese second-time mothers’ maternal identity was in conflicts with their career identity and personal identity; (b) yoga leisure was positively related with Chinese second-time mothers’ identity development in four ways: a…
Toward a culture-sensitive approach to playfulness research
The growing global interest in playfulness research calls for increasing research cross-pollination that often necessitates instrument translation with cultural sensitivity. Taking a collaborative and iterative translation approach, we developed a Chinese version of the Adult Playfulness Trait Scale–an instrument originally developed and validated in North America and increasingly used in international applications. Reliability and structural val…
English Proficiency and Happiness
This study, using databases from the AsiaBarometer Surveys 2006 and 2007, empirically investigates whether and how English proficiency and happiness are linked in 14 East and Southeast Asian countries or regions. Based on the large-scale dataset of 14,811 respondents, we conducted hierarchical regression analyses and found that: (i) English proficiency is positively associated with happiness; (ii) the focal relationship is partly mediated by inco…
The relationships between leisure and happiness-A graphic elicitation method
This study aims to explore the intrinsic relationship between leisure and happiness through a graphic elicitation method. Drawings of three happiest moments and descriptions of them were collected among 132 college students in a course from 2015 to 2017 in a key university in eastern China. When, where, why and with whom do they feel the happiest, and what activities make them feel the happiest were analyzed. Then, leisure elements and implied ps…
Religious leisure, heritage and identity construction- A case of Tibetan college students
Engagement with heritage is a potential site for the exploration, creation and re-creation of identity. Leisure, a cultural manifestation, provides a path to the better understanding of heritage and identity construction. The purpose of this paper is to explore how religious leisure, particularly circumambulation and pilgrimage, contributes to the building of identity. Nine Tibetan students in a key university in eastern China were selected for i…
Cultural similarities and differences in the relationship between types of leisure activity and happiness in Canadian, Chinese, and Japanese university students
The purpose of our study was to examine cultural similarities and differences in relationships between Canadian, Chinese, and Japanese university students’ types of leisure activity and their happiness. Stepwise multiple regression results indicated that: (a) personal happiness was associated with exercising among Canadians, social activities and outdoor recreation among Chinese, and social activities among Japanese; and (b) family happiness was …
A Cross-Cultural/National Study of Canadian, Chinese, and Japanese University Students' Leisure Satisfaction and Subjective Well-Being
The purpose of this study was to examine whether Canadian, Chinese, and Japanese university students' leisure satisfaction affected their subjective well-being (SWB) and, if so, how this process was similar and different cross-culturally/nationally. A series of stepwise multiple regressions indicated that, in general, satisfying leisure significantly and positively impacted SWB across all three cultures, but there were also differences between (a…
The Effects of Urbanization, Motivation, and Constraint on Chinese People's Leisure-Time Physical Activity
This study examined the effects of micro (i.e., motivation, constraint) and macro (i.e., urbanization) factors on Chinese people's leisure-time physical activity (LTPA). Participants representing high (n = 170) and low (n = 146) urbanization levels completed an on-site questionnaire. T-tests indicated that fitness/health was the most important motivation, followed by enjoyment and perseverance; structural constraint was the most important barrier…
Serious Leisure, Leisure Satisfaction and Subjective Well-Being of Chinese University Students
Personality, Leisure Satisfaction, and Subjective Well-Being of Serious Leisure Participants
I examined the relationships among personality, leisure satisfaction, and subjective well-being (SWB) in a sample of participants ( N = 193) in 7 arts groups at a key eastern Chinese university. Correlations and regression results indicated: (a) extraversion was significantly positively correlated with overall leisure satisfaction, whereas neuroticism was significantly negatively correlated with overall leisure satisfaction; (b) leisure satisfact…
Concerted singing
Concerted singing is a common amateur activity in many parts of the world. Such singing is at minimum two-part vocal harmony with or without accompaniment, which may, however, be carried out in groups of 150 voices or larger. It ranges from informal gatherings of 2 to 4 people (male, female and both) who come together to sing their favourite songs or hymns with or without accompaniment to large community formations such as the barbershop and symp…
An Exploration of Meanings of Leisure
In the West, the awareness of the important role of leisure in people's lives has grown significantly since World War II. Leisure studies has been an academic field in the United States for the pas
Serious Leisure, Leisure Satisfaction and Subjective Well-Being of Chinese University Students
An Exploration of Meanings of Leisure
In the West, the awareness of the important role of leisure in people's lives has grown significantly since World War II. Leisure studies has been an academic field in the United States for the pas
A Cross-Cultural/National Study of Canadian, Chinese, and Japanese University Students' Leisure Satisfaction and Subjective Well-Being
The purpose of this study was to examine whether Canadian, Chinese, and Japanese university students' leisure satisfaction affected their subjective well-being (SWB) and, if so, how this process was similar and different cross-culturally/nationally. A series of stepwise multiple regressions indicated that, in general, satisfying leisure significantly and positively impacted SWB across all three cultures, but there were also differences between (a…
The relationships between leisure and happiness-A graphic elicitation method
This study aims to explore the intrinsic relationship between leisure and happiness through a graphic elicitation method. Drawings of three happiest moments and descriptions of them were collected among 132 college students in a course from 2015 to 2017 in a key university in eastern China. When, where, why and with whom do they feel the happiest, and what activities make them feel the happiest were analyzed. Then, leisure elements and implied ps…
Yoga leisure and identity development of Chinese second-time mothers
This study explores the role of yoga leisure in shaping identity of Chinese second-time mothers under the universal two-child policy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 participants. The results showed that (a) Chinese second-time mothers’ maternal identity was in conflicts with their career identity and personal identity; (b) yoga leisure was positively related with Chinese second-time mothers’ identity development in four ways: a…
Leisure, heritage, and identity
This study aims to explore the relationships among leisure, heritage, and identity through the case study of Malaysian Chinese 24 Festive Drums Performance. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 respondents who were members of the Chinese diaspora from Malaysia currently studying in China and practising 24 Festive Drums as their leisure activity. The findings showed that the three components are interrelated: (a) as identity carrier, …
Religious leisure, heritage and identity construction- A case of Tibetan college students
Engagement with heritage is a potential site for the exploration, creation and re-creation of identity. Leisure, a cultural manifestation, provides a path to the better understanding of heritage and identity construction. The purpose of this paper is to explore how religious leisure, particularly circumambulation and pilgrimage, contributes to the building of identity. Nine Tibetan students in a key university in eastern China were selected for i…
An exploration of the associations between perceived physical and psychological benefits of Chinese yoga leisure participants—A qualitative approach
This paper explores the associations between the perceived physical and the corresponding psychological benefits of yoga leisure. Qualitative interviews with purposeful and snowball sampling methods were conducted to elicit 29 Chinese leisure participants who engaged in yoga with at least two years of yoga participation. The results reveal that respondents’ perceived physical benefit was associated with specific psychological benefit, demonstrati…
Cultural similarities and differences in the relationship between types of leisure activity and happiness in Canadian, Chinese, and Japanese university students
The purpose of our study was to examine cultural similarities and differences in relationships between Canadian, Chinese, and Japanese university students’ types of leisure activity and their happiness. Stepwise multiple regression results indicated that: (a) personal happiness was associated with exercising among Canadians, social activities and outdoor recreation among Chinese, and social activities among Japanese; and (b) family happiness was …
Concerted singing
Concerted singing is a common amateur activity in many parts of the world. Such singing is at minimum two-part vocal harmony with or without accompaniment, which may, however, be carried out in groups of 150 voices or larger. It ranges from informal gatherings of 2 to 4 people (male, female and both) who come together to sing their favourite songs or hymns with or without accompaniment to large community formations such as the barbershop and symp…
An exploratory study of work-leisure relationships during the Covid-19 lockdown
This study explored the attitudes towards work-leisure relationships (WLR) among Chinese during the Covid-19 lockdown. The lockdown creates a ‘quasi-experiment’ situation to investigate people’s views of WLR since they are obligated to stay home for weeks or months instead of commuting to workplaces. Eighty-two Chinese were interviewed, and the qualitative data were analysed using NVivo 12.0. The results suggest a model of ‘BRIS’ depicting four t…
From serious leisure to devotee work
This study aims to explore the serious leisure to devotee work (SL-DW) transformation trajectory in the case of yoga. An in-depth semistructured interview was conducted with 15 serious yoga practitioners to examine career change and the relationships between leisure and work. The findings of the research outline the passage from stepping into casual yoga leisure, moving from casual to serious yoga leisure, aspiring to succeed on the professional …
Understanding visitors’ leisure benefits and heritage meaning-making
This paper aims to extend understanding of visitors’ leisure benefits in relation to their meaning-making of heritage through qualitative interviews conducted at Liangzhu Culture Museum (an archaeological world heritage site in Hangzhou, China). Semi-structured interview with 68 museum visitors was conducted to explore their personal, contextual, and interactive interpretations of leisure and heritage meaning-making. The study found four main typ…
Toward a culture-sensitive approach to playfulness research
The growing global interest in playfulness research calls for increasing research cross-pollination that often necessitates instrument translation with cultural sensitivity. Taking a collaborative and iterative translation approach, we developed a Chinese version of the Adult Playfulness Trait Scale–an instrument originally developed and validated in North America and increasingly used in international applications. Reliability and structural val…
The Effects of Urbanization, Motivation, and Constraint on Chinese People's Leisure-Time Physical Activity
This study examined the effects of micro (i.e., motivation, constraint) and macro (i.e., urbanization) factors on Chinese people's leisure-time physical activity (LTPA). Participants representing high (n = 170) and low (n = 146) urbanization levels completed an on-site questionnaire. T-tests indicated that fitness/health was the most important motivation, followed by enjoyment and perseverance; structural constraint was the most important barrier…
Leisure satisfaction and happiness
This study examines the effect of leisure satisfaction on happiness and explores how religion, as a moderator, influences this effect in the Asian context. The statistical analyses were conducted using the Asia Barometer Survey 2006 and 2007 databases. The regression analysis results indicate that: (a) leisure satisfaction is positively associated with happiness in the investigated Asian countries; (b) all the religions tested are significantly p…
English Proficiency and Happiness
This study, using databases from the AsiaBarometer Surveys 2006 and 2007, empirically investigates whether and how English proficiency and happiness are linked in 14 East and Southeast Asian countries or regions. Based on the large-scale dataset of 14,811 respondents, we conducted hierarchical regression analyses and found that: (i) English proficiency is positively associated with happiness; (ii) the focal relationship is partly mediated by inco…
Culture, Leisure Interpretation, and Ideal Affect during Leisure
Definitions of leisure and emotional experiences during leisure vary across cultures, but have been understudied. To elucidate the relationships between leisure, emotion, and culture, we adopted a cultural psychology method called situation sampling. Using an onsite survey, we collected leisure and non-leisure situations from 126 Euro-Canadian and 149 Mainland Chinese undergraduate students. Employing an online survey, we then asked another 203 E…
The Concept of Leisure among Chinese Older Adults
This study sought to explore what leisure means to some Chinese older adults using Chinese painting as a means of facilitating data collection. Thirty volunteer Chinese older adults were invited to participate in graphic-elicited interviews using Chinese paintings. The paintings presented or alluded to leisure through representations of connection to nature, social relationships, social prosperity, personal auspiciousness, and personal morality. …
An Exploration of Meanings of Leisure
In the West, the awareness of the important role of leisure in people's lives has grown significantly since World War II. Leisure studies has been an academic field in the United States for the pas
Personality, Leisure Satisfaction, and Subjective Well-Being of Serious Leisure Participants
I examined the relationships among personality, leisure satisfaction, and subjective well-being (SWB) in a sample of participants ( N = 193) in 7 arts groups at a key eastern Chinese university. Correlations and regression results indicated: (a) extraversion was significantly positively correlated with overall leisure satisfaction, whereas neuroticism was significantly negatively correlated with overall leisure satisfaction; (b) leisure satisfact…
Concerted singing
Concerted singing is a common amateur activity in many parts of the world. Such singing is at minimum two-part vocal harmony with or without accompaniment, which may, however, be carried out in groups of 150 voices or larger. It ranges from informal gatherings of 2 to 4 people (male, female and both) who come together to sing their favourite songs or hymns with or without accompaniment to large community formations such as the barbershop and symp…
The Effects of Urbanization, Motivation, and Constraint on Chinese People's Leisure-Time Physical Activity
This study examined the effects of micro (i.e., motivation, constraint) and macro (i.e., urbanization) factors on Chinese people's leisure-time physical activity (LTPA). Participants representing high (n = 170) and low (n = 146) urbanization levels completed an on-site questionnaire. T-tests indicated that fitness/health was the most important motivation, followed by enjoyment and perseverance; structural constraint was the most important barrier…
Serious Leisure, Leisure Satisfaction and Subjective Well-Being of Chinese University Students
A Cross-Cultural/National Study of Canadian, Chinese, and Japanese University Students' Leisure Satisfaction and Subjective Well-Being
The purpose of this study was to examine whether Canadian, Chinese, and Japanese university students' leisure satisfaction affected their subjective well-being (SWB) and, if so, how this process was similar and different cross-culturally/nationally. A series of stepwise multiple regressions indicated that, in general, satisfying leisure significantly and positively impacted SWB across all three cultures, but there were also differences between (a…
Cultural similarities and differences in the relationship between types of leisure activity and happiness in Canadian, Chinese, and Japanese university students
The purpose of our study was to examine cultural similarities and differences in relationships between Canadian, Chinese, and Japanese university students’ types of leisure activity and their happiness. Stepwise multiple regression results indicated that: (a) personal happiness was associated with exercising among Canadians, social activities and outdoor recreation among Chinese, and social activities among Japanese; and (b) family happiness was …
Religious leisure, heritage and identity construction- A case of Tibetan college students
Engagement with heritage is a potential site for the exploration, creation and re-creation of identity. Leisure, a cultural manifestation, provides a path to the better understanding of heritage and identity construction. The purpose of this paper is to explore how religious leisure, particularly circumambulation and pilgrimage, contributes to the building of identity. Nine Tibetan students in a key university in eastern China were selected for i…
The relationships between leisure and happiness-A graphic elicitation method
This study aims to explore the intrinsic relationship between leisure and happiness through a graphic elicitation method. Drawings of three happiest moments and descriptions of them were collected among 132 college students in a course from 2015 to 2017 in a key university in eastern China. When, where, why and with whom do they feel the happiest, and what activities make them feel the happiest were analyzed. Then, leisure elements and implied ps…
Leisure satisfaction and happiness
This study examines the effect of leisure satisfaction on happiness and explores how religion, as a moderator, influences this effect in the Asian context. The statistical analyses were conducted using the Asia Barometer Survey 2006 and 2007 databases. The regression analysis results indicate that: (a) leisure satisfaction is positively associated with happiness in the investigated Asian countries; (b) all the religions tested are significantly p…
Understanding visitors’ leisure benefits and heritage meaning-making
This paper aims to extend understanding of visitors’ leisure benefits in relation to their meaning-making of heritage through qualitative interviews conducted at Liangzhu Culture Museum (an archaeological world heritage site in Hangzhou, China). Semi-structured interview with 68 museum visitors was conducted to explore their personal, contextual, and interactive interpretations of leisure and heritage meaning-making. The study found four main typ…
Yoga leisure and identity development of Chinese second-time mothers
This study explores the role of yoga leisure in shaping identity of Chinese second-time mothers under the universal two-child policy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 participants. The results showed that (a) Chinese second-time mothers’ maternal identity was in conflicts with their career identity and personal identity; (b) yoga leisure was positively related with Chinese second-time mothers’ identity development in four ways: a…
Toward a culture-sensitive approach to playfulness research
The growing global interest in playfulness research calls for increasing research cross-pollination that often necessitates instrument translation with cultural sensitivity. Taking a collaborative and iterative translation approach, we developed a Chinese version of the Adult Playfulness Trait Scale–an instrument originally developed and validated in North America and increasingly used in international applications. Reliability and structural val…
English Proficiency and Happiness
This study, using databases from the AsiaBarometer Surveys 2006 and 2007, empirically investigates whether and how English proficiency and happiness are linked in 14 East and Southeast Asian countries or regions. Based on the large-scale dataset of 14,811 respondents, we conducted hierarchical regression analyses and found that: (i) English proficiency is positively associated with happiness; (ii) the focal relationship is partly mediated by inco…
From serious leisure to devotee work
This study aims to explore the serious leisure to devotee work (SL-DW) transformation trajectory in the case of yoga. An in-depth semistructured interview was conducted with 15 serious yoga practitioners to examine career change and the relationships between leisure and work. The findings of the research outline the passage from stepping into casual yoga leisure, moving from casual to serious yoga leisure, aspiring to succeed on the professional …
An exploratory study of work-leisure relationships during the Covid-19 lockdown
This study explored the attitudes towards work-leisure relationships (WLR) among Chinese during the Covid-19 lockdown. The lockdown creates a ‘quasi-experiment’ situation to investigate people’s views of WLR since they are obligated to stay home for weeks or months instead of commuting to workplaces. Eighty-two Chinese were interviewed, and the qualitative data were analysed using NVivo 12.0. The results suggest a model of ‘BRIS’ depicting four t…
Culture, Leisure Interpretation, and Ideal Affect during Leisure
Definitions of leisure and emotional experiences during leisure vary across cultures, but have been understudied. To elucidate the relationships between leisure, emotion, and culture, we adopted a cultural psychology method called situation sampling. Using an onsite survey, we collected leisure and non-leisure situations from 126 Euro-Canadian and 149 Mainland Chinese undergraduate students. Employing an online survey, we then asked another 203 E…
An exploration of the associations between perceived physical and psychological benefits of Chinese yoga leisure participants—A qualitative approach
This paper explores the associations between the perceived physical and the corresponding psychological benefits of yoga leisure. Qualitative interviews with purposeful and snowball sampling methods were conducted to elicit 29 Chinese leisure participants who engaged in yoga with at least two years of yoga participation. The results reveal that respondents’ perceived physical benefit was associated with specific psychological benefit, demonstrati…
The Concept of Leisure among Chinese Older Adults
This study sought to explore what leisure means to some Chinese older adults using Chinese painting as a means of facilitating data collection. Thirty volunteer Chinese older adults were invited to participate in graphic-elicited interviews using Chinese paintings. The paintings presented or alluded to leisure through representations of connection to nature, social relationships, social prosperity, personal auspiciousness, and personal morality. …
Leisure, heritage, and identity
This study aims to explore the relationships among leisure, heritage, and identity through the case study of Malaysian Chinese 24 Festive Drums Performance. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 respondents who were members of the Chinese diaspora from Malaysia currently studying in China and practising 24 Festive Drums as their leisure activity. The findings showed that the three components are interrelated: (a) as identity carrier, …
Leisure ethics education
How Does Generative AI Relate to Leisure Satisfaction and Awareness
The Interplay of Community Leisure, Interaction Ritual, and Sense of Community
Deviant leisure tendency among Chinese adolescents
This study developed a scale to measure deviant leisure tendency among Chinese adolescents. In a Chinese context, deviant leisure refers to the failure of individuals to adhere to established societal values and behavioral norms when engaging in leisure activities. Though existing research has focused on the conceptualization and examination of specific types of deviant leisure, a multidimensional measurement tool that regards deviant leisure as …
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