DOI: 10.36347/sjebm.2018.v05i04.001

Pages: 280-285

Leisure is an indispensable part of social life. More and more career women in urban have to bear both the family pressure and workload at the same time, so taking part in the leisure activities is an important way to improve their quality of life and well-being. This study aims to investigate the status of leisure participation and leisure satisfaction of career women in urban. Particularly, we will explore the relationship between different type of leisure activities and leisure satisfaction of career women. This empirical study is based on data from a representative sample of Guangzhou citizens (N=404). First, we described the leisure participation and leisure satisfaction of participants. And further analyzed the relationship between leisure participation and leisure satisfaction of career women who differ by gender, age, education, job occupation, marriage and income. Afterward, we identified the relationship between leisure participation and leisure satisfaction. Overall, results show that the leisure satisfaction of professional women in Guangzhou is low and leisure participation is relatively not enough. We also found that differences in the leisure satisfaction of different demographic characteristics of occupation women. Finally, some suggestions were put forward about how to improve the urban professional women leisure satisfaction.