Predicting Leisure Satisfaction in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Brazil: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis

Garry Chick, Erwei Dong, Robert Burns, Chih-Kuei Yeh, Jasmine Cardozo Moreira, Kunduz Sidik, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality, New York University, New York, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, West Virginia University, Department of Tourism, and Leisure Studies, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien County, Tourism Department, Ponta Grossa State University, Ponta Grossa, Kunduz Education Charity Fund, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

Cross-Cultural Research: The Journal of Comparative Social Science

Published online on November 21, 2025

Abstract

Cross-Cultural Research, Volume 60, Issue 2, Page 183-215, April 2026.
Numerous studies show that individuals’ satisfaction with their leisure relates to other aspects of their lives such as perceived quality of life, life satisfaction, subjective wellbeing, and self-rated health. However, the factors that lead to ...