Liang‐chih Chang
Biographic Data
| ID | 4439958 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Liang‐chih Chang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Liang‐chih |
| FAMILY NAME | Chang |
| SIGNATURE | CHANG L C |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Open University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0752-6107 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Digital Leisure among Older Adults
Although digital leisure may help older adults experience social support, flow, and social inclusion, it is unknown if flow mediates the relationship between social support and social inclusion in later life. To address this question, we examined data from 325 older adults who completed in-person surveys measuring social support, flow, and social inclusion associated with digital leisure. We used structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze data…
Does digital leisure relate to subjective well-being in later life? Examining roles of enjoyment, social support, and capitalisation
Relationships between yoga and purpose in life among women
Although yoga may connect to experiences of flow, activity attachment, and purpose in life, it is not clear how flow and activity attachment relate to purpose in life among women with different levels of education. To address this question, we examined a sample of 335 women who com-pleted in-person surveys measuring their education level, flow, activity attachment, and purpose in life. Because structural equation modelling is useful when examinin…
Commitment to Forest Bathing Mediates the Relationship Between Gratitude to Nature and Intrinsic Spirituality
Leisure education for elders
Relationships between digital leisure and happiness among international students during the Covid-19 pandemic
Digital leisure may help international students experience happiness during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is unclear how digital leisure promotes happiness. To address this area of limited research, we identified social support from contexts of digital leisure as digital leisure social support (DLSS) and divided DLSS into digital leisure emotional support (DLES) and digital leisure instrumental support (DLIS) as well as examined relationship…
Relationships of Leisure Social Support and Flow with Loneliness in International Students in Taiwan
Loneliness that negatively influences well-being in international students is common, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leisure may help international students reduce loneliness. To inform efforts to promote well-being for international students, this study examined whether two types of leisure social support (leisure emotional support and leisure instrumental support) and flow while participating in leisure predict loneliness. In total,…
Relationships of Social Support and Activity Attachment with Purpose in Life among Older Forest Bathers
Forest bathing as a recreation activity may connect to experiences of social support, activity attachment, and purpose in life (PIL) among older adults. However, it is unclear whether activity attachment mediates the relationship between social support and PIL experienced by older forest bathers. To address this area of limited research, we examined such a mediated relationship in this population. In total, 292 older forest bathers completed a su…
Gratitude mediates the relationship between leisure social support and loneliness among first-year university students during the Covid-19 pandemic in Taiwan
Loneliness negatively influences mental health and well-being among first-year university students, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. To inform efforts to help first-year university students address loneliness, this study examined if two types of leisure social support (i.e., leisure emotional support and leisure instrumental support) predict gratitude, and if gratitude predicts loneliness in this population. A total of 310 first-year un…
Karaoke as a form of leisure in later life
Identifying predictors of meaning in life (MIL) among older adults is important to promote their well-being. Therefore, to provide practitioners with information to help older adults enhance well-being, we examined a mediated model in which singing commitment is predictive of flow, and flow is predictive of MIL. A total of 305 older adults participated in our study. Participants completed an in-person survey including singing commitment, flow, an…
Square Dancing as a Leisure Pursuit Connecting to Meaning in Life among Taiwanese Middle-Aged Adults
Identifying predictors of meaning in life (MIL) among middle-aged adults is important to promote their well-being. To inform efforts to foster well-being for middle-aged adults, the purpose of this study was to examine whether transcendent experiences mediate the relationships between two types of leisure social support (leisure instrumental support and leisure emotional support) and MIL in this population. In total, 236 middle-aged adults partic…
Relationship between flow experience and subjective vitality among older adults attending senior centres
This study examined relationships between leisure autonomy, leisure competence, leisure social support, and flow experience and subjective vitality among older adults. In total, 257 older adults attending senior centres from New Taipei City, Taiwan were recruited. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, during which leisure autonomy, leisure competence, leisure social support, flow experience, and subjective vitality were measured. T…
Relationships of providing and receiving leisure social support to stress in older adults
Leisure has become a topic of interest in stress-coping research. This study examined the relationships between receiving leisure social support, providing leisure social support, leisure self-determination and leisure competence in older adults and their stress. A total of 639 community-dwelling older adults were recruited. Data were collected using face-to-face surveys, which included measures of leisure social support (receiving and providing)…
Reexamining the Relationship Between Leisure and Stress Among Older Adults
This study examined whether leisure self-determination and leisure social support were related to acute stress and chronic stress among older adults. Participants were 141 older nursing home residents with high stress levels and 322 older community dwellers with low stress levels. Data were collected using face-to-face surveys, which included measures of leisure self-determination, leisure social support, and acute stress. Chronic stress was meas…
An Interaction Effect of Leisure Self-determination and Leisure Competence on Older Adults' Self-rated Health
This study examined whether there was an interaction effect of leisure self-determination and leisure competence on older adults' self-rated health (SRH), controlling for self-efficacy. Three hundred eighty-nine older adults living in Keelung City, Taiwan were systematically selected as participants. Data were collected by a face-to-face questionnaire survey which included measures of self-efficacy, leisure self-determination, leisure competence,…
An Interaction Effect of Leisure Self-determination and Leisure Competence on Older Adults' Self-rated Health
This study examined whether there was an interaction effect of leisure self-determination and leisure competence on older adults' self-rated health (SRH), controlling for self-efficacy. Three hundred eighty-nine older adults living in Keelung City, Taiwan were systematically selected as participants. Data were collected by a face-to-face questionnaire survey which included measures of self-efficacy, leisure self-determination, leisure competence,…
Reexamining the Relationship Between Leisure and Stress Among Older Adults
This study examined whether leisure self-determination and leisure social support were related to acute stress and chronic stress among older adults. Participants were 141 older nursing home residents with high stress levels and 322 older community dwellers with low stress levels. Data were collected using face-to-face surveys, which included measures of leisure self-determination, leisure social support, and acute stress. Chronic stress was meas…
Relationships of providing and receiving leisure social support to stress in older adults
Leisure has become a topic of interest in stress-coping research. This study examined the relationships between receiving leisure social support, providing leisure social support, leisure self-determination and leisure competence in older adults and their stress. A total of 639 community-dwelling older adults were recruited. Data were collected using face-to-face surveys, which included measures of leisure social support (receiving and providing)…
Square Dancing as a Leisure Pursuit Connecting to Meaning in Life among Taiwanese Middle-Aged Adults
Identifying predictors of meaning in life (MIL) among middle-aged adults is important to promote their well-being. To inform efforts to foster well-being for middle-aged adults, the purpose of this study was to examine whether transcendent experiences mediate the relationships between two types of leisure social support (leisure instrumental support and leisure emotional support) and MIL in this population. In total, 236 middle-aged adults partic…
Karaoke as a form of leisure in later life
Identifying predictors of meaning in life (MIL) among older adults is important to promote their well-being. Therefore, to provide practitioners with information to help older adults enhance well-being, we examined a mediated model in which singing commitment is predictive of flow, and flow is predictive of MIL. A total of 305 older adults participated in our study. Participants completed an in-person survey including singing commitment, flow, an…
Relationship between flow experience and subjective vitality among older adults attending senior centres
This study examined relationships between leisure autonomy, leisure competence, leisure social support, and flow experience and subjective vitality among older adults. In total, 257 older adults attending senior centres from New Taipei City, Taiwan were recruited. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, during which leisure autonomy, leisure competence, leisure social support, flow experience, and subjective vitality were measured. T…
Digital Leisure among Older Adults
Although digital leisure may help older adults experience social support, flow, and social inclusion, it is unknown if flow mediates the relationship between social support and social inclusion in later life. To address this question, we examined data from 325 older adults who completed in-person surveys measuring social support, flow, and social inclusion associated with digital leisure. We used structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze data…
Relationships of Social Support and Activity Attachment with Purpose in Life among Older Forest Bathers
Forest bathing as a recreation activity may connect to experiences of social support, activity attachment, and purpose in life (PIL) among older adults. However, it is unclear whether activity attachment mediates the relationship between social support and PIL experienced by older forest bathers. To address this area of limited research, we examined such a mediated relationship in this population. In total, 292 older forest bathers completed a su…
Does digital leisure relate to subjective well-being in later life? Examining roles of enjoyment, social support, and capitalisation
Relationships of Leisure Social Support and Flow with Loneliness in International Students in Taiwan
Loneliness that negatively influences well-being in international students is common, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leisure may help international students reduce loneliness. To inform efforts to promote well-being for international students, this study examined whether two types of leisure social support (leisure emotional support and leisure instrumental support) and flow while participating in leisure predict loneliness. In total,…
Gratitude mediates the relationship between leisure social support and loneliness among first-year university students during the Covid-19 pandemic in Taiwan
Loneliness negatively influences mental health and well-being among first-year university students, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. To inform efforts to help first-year university students address loneliness, this study examined if two types of leisure social support (i.e., leisure emotional support and leisure instrumental support) predict gratitude, and if gratitude predicts loneliness in this population. A total of 310 first-year un…
Relationships between yoga and purpose in life among women
Although yoga may connect to experiences of flow, activity attachment, and purpose in life, it is not clear how flow and activity attachment relate to purpose in life among women with different levels of education. To address this question, we examined a sample of 335 women who com-pleted in-person surveys measuring their education level, flow, activity attachment, and purpose in life. Because structural equation modelling is useful when examinin…
An Interaction Effect of Leisure Self-determination and Leisure Competence on Older Adults' Self-rated Health
This study examined whether there was an interaction effect of leisure self-determination and leisure competence on older adults' self-rated health (SRH), controlling for self-efficacy. Three hundred eighty-nine older adults living in Keelung City, Taiwan were systematically selected as participants. Data were collected by a face-to-face questionnaire survey which included measures of self-efficacy, leisure self-determination, leisure competence,…
Reexamining the Relationship Between Leisure and Stress Among Older Adults
This study examined whether leisure self-determination and leisure social support were related to acute stress and chronic stress among older adults. Participants were 141 older nursing home residents with high stress levels and 322 older community dwellers with low stress levels. Data were collected using face-to-face surveys, which included measures of leisure self-determination, leisure social support, and acute stress. Chronic stress was meas…
Relationships of providing and receiving leisure social support to stress in older adults
Leisure has become a topic of interest in stress-coping research. This study examined the relationships between receiving leisure social support, providing leisure social support, leisure self-determination and leisure competence in older adults and their stress. A total of 639 community-dwelling older adults were recruited. Data were collected using face-to-face surveys, which included measures of leisure social support (receiving and providing)…
Relationship between flow experience and subjective vitality among older adults attending senior centres
This study examined relationships between leisure autonomy, leisure competence, leisure social support, and flow experience and subjective vitality among older adults. In total, 257 older adults attending senior centres from New Taipei City, Taiwan were recruited. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, during which leisure autonomy, leisure competence, leisure social support, flow experience, and subjective vitality were measured. T…
Karaoke as a form of leisure in later life
Identifying predictors of meaning in life (MIL) among older adults is important to promote their well-being. Therefore, to provide practitioners with information to help older adults enhance well-being, we examined a mediated model in which singing commitment is predictive of flow, and flow is predictive of MIL. A total of 305 older adults participated in our study. Participants completed an in-person survey including singing commitment, flow, an…
Square Dancing as a Leisure Pursuit Connecting to Meaning in Life among Taiwanese Middle-Aged Adults
Identifying predictors of meaning in life (MIL) among middle-aged adults is important to promote their well-being. To inform efforts to foster well-being for middle-aged adults, the purpose of this study was to examine whether transcendent experiences mediate the relationships between two types of leisure social support (leisure instrumental support and leisure emotional support) and MIL in this population. In total, 236 middle-aged adults partic…
Relationships of Social Support and Activity Attachment with Purpose in Life among Older Forest Bathers
Forest bathing as a recreation activity may connect to experiences of social support, activity attachment, and purpose in life (PIL) among older adults. However, it is unclear whether activity attachment mediates the relationship between social support and PIL experienced by older forest bathers. To address this area of limited research, we examined such a mediated relationship in this population. In total, 292 older forest bathers completed a su…
Gratitude mediates the relationship between leisure social support and loneliness among first-year university students during the Covid-19 pandemic in Taiwan
Loneliness negatively influences mental health and well-being among first-year university students, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. To inform efforts to help first-year university students address loneliness, this study examined if two types of leisure social support (i.e., leisure emotional support and leisure instrumental support) predict gratitude, and if gratitude predicts loneliness in this population. A total of 310 first-year un…
Leisure education for elders
Relationships between digital leisure and happiness among international students during the Covid-19 pandemic
Digital leisure may help international students experience happiness during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is unclear how digital leisure promotes happiness. To address this area of limited research, we identified social support from contexts of digital leisure as digital leisure social support (DLSS) and divided DLSS into digital leisure emotional support (DLES) and digital leisure instrumental support (DLIS) as well as examined relationship…
Relationships of Leisure Social Support and Flow with Loneliness in International Students in Taiwan
Loneliness that negatively influences well-being in international students is common, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leisure may help international students reduce loneliness. To inform efforts to promote well-being for international students, this study examined whether two types of leisure social support (leisure emotional support and leisure instrumental support) and flow while participating in leisure predict loneliness. In total,…
Does digital leisure relate to subjective well-being in later life? Examining roles of enjoyment, social support, and capitalisation
Relationships between yoga and purpose in life among women
Although yoga may connect to experiences of flow, activity attachment, and purpose in life, it is not clear how flow and activity attachment relate to purpose in life among women with different levels of education. To address this question, we examined a sample of 335 women who com-pleted in-person surveys measuring their education level, flow, activity attachment, and purpose in life. Because structural equation modelling is useful when examinin…
Commitment to Forest Bathing Mediates the Relationship Between Gratitude to Nature and Intrinsic Spirituality
Digital Leisure among Older Adults
Although digital leisure may help older adults experience social support, flow, and social inclusion, it is unknown if flow mediates the relationship between social support and social inclusion in later life. To address this question, we examined data from 325 older adults who completed in-person surveys measuring social support, flow, and social inclusion associated with digital leisure. We used structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze data…
Psychology (15 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Social support (8 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Flow Experience in Various Fields (6 works)