Engagement in leisure activities during non-work hours has been postulated to benefit worker well-being through need fulfillment and satisfaction during leisure experiences. This study explored whether an active leisure intervention among employees improves daily leisure domain-specific need fulfillment and enjoyment, which subsequently promotes workers’ global subjective well-being. This study used an experimental daily diary approach, which randomly assigned employed participants (N = 79) to engage in either an active leisure intervention for 1 week or receive no intervention. Using multilevel path analysis, we found that participants in the active leisure intervention group experienced higher levels of life satisfaction and general positive affect after 1 week compared to those in the no intervention group, after controlling pre-intervention experiences. The active leisure intervention was effective in increasing competence and autonomy during leisure, and competence mediated the effect of active leisure intervention on life satisfaction. Through the use of a novel combination of experimental and daily diary designs, these findings offer initial evidence that an active leisure intervention might be effective in a working population.

在非工作时间参与休闲活动已被假定通过休闲体验期间的需求满足和满足来有益于工人的福祉。本研究探讨了员工的积极休闲干预是否能改善日常休闲领域特定需求的满足和享受，从而促进员工的整体主观幸福感。本研究使用实验性的每日日记方法，随机分配受雇的参与者 ( N = 79) 进行 1 周的积极休闲干预或不接受干预。使用多层次路径分析，我们发现，在控制干预前的经历后，积极休闲干预组的参与者在 1 周后比未干预组的参与者体验到更高水平的生活满意度和总体积极情绪。主动休闲干预能有效提高休闲时的能力和自主性，能力在主动休闲干预对生活满意度的影响中起中介作用。通过使用实验和日常日记设计的新颖组合，这些发现提供了初步证据，表明积极的休闲干预可能对工作人群有效。