The Effect of Leisure Behaviors on The Elder's Mental-Perceptual Quality of Life a Case Study: Elders of Tehran

According to the current trend of the world toward aging, and at the same time with the global increase in the elderly population, Iran is also facing an increase in the elderly population. On the other hand, the issue of leisure time is one of the topics in the field of quality of life for the elderly. Therefore, the present study aimed to study the effect of leisure behaviors on the elders' mental-perceptual quality of life. The elders in Tehran were selected as a case study. The present research is applied research in terms of purpose, the research method is descriptive correlational, and this is survey research. Data and information have been collected with a questionnaire. The target population was people over 60 years old living in Tehran who were selected by convenience sampling method due to the Corona crisis and the difficulty of access to the sample. To analyze the research data, SPSS software was used, and a correlation test was used to test the research hypotheses. Findings showed that all research hypotheses are acceptable and "leisure behaviors" have a positive effect on the dimensions of quality of mental-perceptual life, including "physical health," "mental health," "social relations," and "environmental health" of the elderly in Tehran. Also, in general, "leisure behaviors" positively affect the "quality of mental-perceptual life" of the elderly in Tehran. Finally, while pointing out the limitations of the research, result-based suggestions are also provided for future research.