PO-JU CHANGLin YSong R.2021-07-262021-07-26201918712584https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85046023418&doi=10.1007%2fs11482-018-9630-3&partnerID=40&md5=6bf0efdb8fd80fa7627a8135f3a8066bhttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/572805This study examined the role played by leisure satisfaction in the relationship between leisure settings (built and natural), subjective well-being, and depression among midlife residents of urban China. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze this conceptual model, exploring data taken from a representative sample of 663 Chinese urban middle-aged citizens included in the 2014 Chinese Leisure Study. Additionally, leisure satisfaction was tested as a mediator between leisure in nature and subjective well-being. The results indicate that leisure satisfaction mediates the relationship between specific leisure settings (i.e., leisure in nature and outdoor recreation), subjective well-being, and depression. The results therefore contribute to the literature by providing evidence of the relationship between leisure settings, subjective well-being, and depression through identification of the positive effects of leisure on nature. Future health interventions should therefore highlight the advantages of urban green spaces. ? 2018, Springer Science+Business Media B.V., part of Springer Nature and The International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS).[SDGs]SDG11journal article10.1007/s11482-018-9630-32-s2.0-85046023418