Contribution This Study Will Make to the Literature

Contribution This Study Will Make to the Literature

A key contribution this current study made to the discourse of hobbies and mental health was to provide definitions for the four main types of hobbies: electronic, physical, logical, and artistic. Hobby types were designed to broadly include a wide variety of potential activities within the types. For example, physical hobbies could refer to basketball, soccer, hockey, rock climbing, or running. Therefore, results obtained that measure the connection between mental health and physical hobbies could apply to those who participate in the activities listed above. Defining these four types provided key information about the lifestyles of the participants and how these hobbies impacted their overall wellbeing. While the studies in the literature review provided frameworks and definitions for this research, the data gathered captures more specific results of a particular demographic during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research allowed for a clearer connection between hobby participation and mental health. Finally, this current study included more hobbies than other studies within the literature review. While other studies may examine the connection between one specific hobby, such as social media and mental health, this study aimed to provide a more well-rounded analysis between multiple hobbies and their mental health impacts. Furthermore, the connection between all the hobbies in this study and mental health can be compared with each other to determine which hobby best copes with stress.