Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine effect of family function and communication within the core and balance model of family leisure functioning and resilience of the youth. The study was conducted from a youth perspective of family leisure type, family functioning and communication. The sample consisted of youth(N=563) aged 15-18 from G provinces. The results were analyzed through SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 21.0. Structural equation model were calculated as part of the path analyses and to investigate the relationships among the variables. The major results are as follows: First, the relationship between family communication, family function and resilience of youth among core and balance family leisure has statistically significant effects. Specifically, balance family leisure involvement had a stronger relationship to family functioning than core family leisure involvement from a youth perspective. Second, the family communication and family function has the significant effects on resilience of youth. Path analyses indicated that family communication mediated a positive relationship between family leisure variables and family functioning variables. Therefore, findings identified family leisure involvement as a valuable behavioral characteristic that plays a significant role in the family communication, family functioning and resilience relationship.
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