Hong, M.Y.; Lee, S.-W.; Kim, E.Y. Relationship of Momentary Volition to Occupational Experience and Life Perspective in Undergraduate Students. Healthcare2023, 11, 2471.
Hong, M.Y.; Lee, S.-W.; Kim, E.Y. Relationship of Momentary Volition to Occupational Experience and Life Perspective in Undergraduate Students. Healthcare 2023, 11, 2471.
Hong, M.Y.; Lee, S.-W.; Kim, E.Y. Relationship of Momentary Volition to Occupational Experience and Life Perspective in Undergraduate Students. Healthcare2023, 11, 2471.
Hong, M.Y.; Lee, S.-W.; Kim, E.Y. Relationship of Momentary Volition to Occupational Experience and Life Perspective in Undergraduate Students. Healthcare 2023, 11, 2471.
Abstract
Our lives are comprised of moment-to-moment activity experiences. According to the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO), our occupational experiences can be affected by volition, which consists of personal causation, values, and interests. This study investigated how momentary volition affected occupational satisfaction and mind-wandering while performing occupations. This study also examined the relationship between momentary volition and the overall life perspectives of life satisfaction and life balance. Undergraduate students participated in this cross-sectional study. The experience sampling method (ESM) was used to measure students’ momentary states such as activity, volition, occupational satisfaction, and mind-wandering. After conducting the ESM, the participants’ life satisfaction was measured using the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), and their life balance was measured by the Life Balance Inventory (LBI). Forty-two participants and 1,092 sampling data were included in the analysis. Momentary personal causation, values, and interests contributed to occupational satisfaction. Mind-wandering was predicted negatively by interests but positively by personal causation. Momentary interests were positively correlated with SWLS and LBI scores. This study demonstrated that momentary volition was associated with occupational satisfaction and engagement, as well as life satisfaction and balance, in undergraduate students.
Keywords
the Model of Human Occupation; experience sampling method; Occupational Questionnaire; life balance; life satisfaction
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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