根據台灣年鑑 (2005)指出,台灣自殺死亡率已連續七年成為國內十大死因之一,而壓力是造成自殺的主要原因之一。Coleman & Iso-Ahola(1993)認為休閒可提昇個人自決感與社會支持,並有效的應用於調適生活壓力。Hull (1990)也提出藉由休閒活動可促進正向的心境而影響健康。以往相關研究較著重在休閒緩衝壓力模式(Leisure Buffer Model)之研究,探討當壓力增加時,休閒調適策略會發揮緩衡與調節功能來調節負向壓力,以幫助人們維繫生理健康。然而休閒除了可以被動來調適壓力之外,休閒活動是否也可以累積調適資源,以壓抑壓力對身心健康所造成的負面效果,並增進身心健全性,即是人們如果有充足的調適資源便可以降低感受高壓力的機率,所以壓力也可以預防,此為休閒壓抑模式(Leisure Stress-Suppressing Model)。 本研究以休閒、壓力與健康為研究主題,建構休閒壓抑模式與休閒緩衝模式,以工作壓力大的警察為實證分析調查對象。本研究首要目的在於驗證休閒壓抑模式是否存在,其次是比較人們對緩衝模式與壓抑模式的壓力、健康及休閒調適的看法是否有所差異。透過本研究可以更深入了解休閒調適可為人們帶來正向的調適結果,並維繫個體生心理健康,讓大家知道休閒也可預防壓力的產生,有助於休閒調適研究、業者或政府單位適當地行銷休閒效益之參考。
According to annual report of Taiwan in 2005, death by suicide has been the top 10 causes of death for 7 years, and the primary account for suicide is stress produced from hassling modern life. Coleman & Iso-Ahola(1993) recognizes leisure not only as a way to enhance self-determination and social support, but also effectively helps people in coping with life pressures. Hull(1990) also noted the possibility that leisure activities may generate positive effects on mental state and health. Previous research emphasize quite much on Leisure Buffer Model, which explains the buffering and regulating function of leisure coping strategy on mending negative effects in the face of increasing stress, ultimately maintained people’s physical and mental health. However, besides the strategic role of leisure activity in coping pressures, leisure’s other role as a coping resource has also been suggested and we intend to study its effect in suppressing stress-generated negative effects on health. In other words, the probability to perceive high levels of stress would be lowered if people have adequate leisure coping resource, thus promoted their well-being, it is the logic of Leisure Stress Suppressing Model. The relationship between leisure, stress and health will be examined by introducing leisure buffer model and leisure stress suppressing model into this research. And statistical data will be collected through questionnaires retrieved from highly-stressed professionals like medical workers, high-tech employees, police and teachers. Other than examining the practicability of stress suppressing model, the subject’s variability on the opinions of both models in the dimensions of leisure participation, leisure coping beliefs and leisure coping strategy will also be compared and analyzed. We hope to thoroughly study positive adaptational outcomes of leisure coping such as the maintenance of physical and mental health, and prove that leisure can also play an preventive role in dealing with stress of life. And finally this result should be a reference for government or tourism industry in promoting leisure coping efficacy.