지체장애 청소년의 여가 생활 경험

Abstract

Purpose: This study investigated how adolescents with physical disabilities spent their leisure time and what their leisure time meant to themselves.
 Methods: To look at the adolescents’ leisure experiences, five adolescents with cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, or muscular dystrophy participated in this study. The interviews with them were qualitatively collected and analyzed.
 Results: The results of the study were as follows. First, the adolescents recognized leisure with a positive attitude, but the adolescents had a passive attitude toward the attempt to try to engage in new leisure activities. Second, the adolescents believed that their social skills and self-reliance through leisure activities were enhanced. Moreover, the adolescents had a chance to prepare for exploration of aptitude as well as their future jobs through leisure activities. Third, the adolescents had diverse difficulties in participating in leisure activities due to their physical restrictions. Therefore, they requested more human and mobility support.
 Conclusion: Facilitation of leisure activities, activation of leisure programs, and opportunity to participate in leisure with peers are required for the adolescents with physical disabilities so that they might participate in leisure activities.