Apart From Children, This Is The Benefit Of Playing For Adults

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JAKARTA - Just like children, playing is equally important for adults. Happiness when playing can bring prosperity in adult life. Playing can bring many benefits to adults such as being able to increase creativity, sharpen a sense of humor, and help overcome stress well. Besides, especially the benefits of playing for adults? Watch more closely below, launching Psych Central, Tuesday, February 6.

A 2011 study discusses how joy in adults can form a new, fun character. Such as liking to make people laugh, the ability to relieve tensions, and being able to support creative processes in a group.

The researchers asked the volunteers to assess themselves based on five types of " cheerful behavior", namely spontaneous, expressive, creative, fun, and ridiculous. They found that a higher cheerful score was associated with:

Researchers also concluded that joy contributes significantly to welfare as a whole.

A 2013 study also positively linked games and pleasure to the well-being and satisfaction of life. Research shows that adults who like to play tend to do more fun activities and have a more active way of life than adults who less like to play.

Spending time doing things that make you happy and happy has the effect of relaxation that wards off stress. A 2013 study found that adults who like to play are reported to have a lower stress level. Playing also helps them use healthier coffee styles such as acceptance and positive refraction.

The researchers found that although adults who like to play and less play are equipped with the same co-copy skills, adults who like to play are more likely to use them effectively.

Adults who spend more time playing have a more active life. Because of their active lifestyle, it is not surprising that they are physically healthier. The authors of the 2016 study emphasized the importance of making physical activity "intractable" for adults.

They noticed that children tend to be more intrinsically motivated to exercise during fun, such as jumping and playing in water. In other words, adults can also take advantage of playing time for exercise. For example, traveling around shopping centers. In addition to being happy because spending time washing your eyes, your body becomes healthy because you walk a lot.