A Study on the Mediating Role of Flow Experience between involvement and Satisfaction-Focus on Leisure Satisfaction for University Students

Abstract

This study examines how ‘flow experience’ plays role between leisure involvement and leisure satisfaction. We will focus on mediating role of ‘flow experience’ by using University student respondents. The study of results are as follows.

First, situational/enduring involvement has a significant relationship with flow experience. Second, higher levels of flow experience lead to high levels of emotional/physiological/social satisfaction in leisure. Finally, we find the effects of situational/enduring involvement on satisfaction were mediated by flow experience. The results of this study provide significant implication to various area.

Key Words: Situational Involvement, Enduring Involvement, Flow Experience, Emotional Satisfaction, Physiological Satisfaction, Social Satisfaction