本研究在探討愛笑俱樂部參與者的休閒體驗，針對十五位愛笑俱樂部參與者進行研究。本研究採用質性研究，以深度訪談法為主要蒐集資料來源，再輔以內容分析法進行資料分析。
本研究發現，愛笑俱樂部參與者因心理需求與健康因素而參與愛笑俱樂部的愛笑活動，參與者會有改善健康、紓壓放鬆、穩定情緒、充滿活力的「健康」體驗；愉悅、投入、幽默的「快樂」體驗；放下、領悟、再生、正向思考的「成長」體驗；抽離、減輕抑鬱的「身心療癒」體驗；自發性、不受拘束的「自由」體驗；自我展現、肯定自我的「自信」體驗；樂於互動、關懷分享的「人際關係」體驗以及體諒尊重與接納包容的「家人關係」體驗。本研究提供研究意涵與建議，以利未來模式之建立與研究方向。
This study is to explore the leisure experience of laughter club participants. Using qualitative research, this study targeted 15 participants whose leisure experience towards laughter club . In-depth interviews are used as the main source of information and, as a supplement, content analysis was conducted to analyze the data.This study found that, participants are out of motive of psychological need and health consideration to join the laughter club.
The leisure experiences that participants experience are (1)Health: Participants are able to obtain the experience of health improvement, relaxation, emotional stability and vitality; (2)Happiness: Participants are able to obtain the experience of enjoyment, inte-gration and humor; (3)Mental growth: Participants are able to obtain the experience of letting it be, realization, rebirth and positive thinking; (4)Healing: Participants are able to obtain the experience of detachment and depression alleviation; (5)Freedom: Participants are able to obtain the experience of spontaneity and unfettered; (6)Confidence: Partici-pants are able to obtain the experience of self-expression and self-affirmation; (7)Human relationship: Participants are able to obtain the experience of willing to interact and share with others;(8)Family relationship: Participants are able to obtain the experience of re-spect and tolerance.
This study offers research implications and recommendations for the sake of the establishment of the future model and research direction.
