Personas jóvenes con discapacidad y el papel que juega la familia en su ocio

Abstract

There are many studies that analyze the reality of leisure for young people, however, they are not so abundant if the focus of attention is focused on the group of young people with disabilities. The objective of this article is to understand the leisure activities of young people with disabilities and analyze the role that the family plays in it. The type of research is descriptive, applying a survey to 400 young people aged 15 to 29 with disabilities. The results show that young people with disabilities, like the rest of the young population, value leisure as an important element in their lives and that they organize it themselves, with the family playing a secondary role. The explicit presence of the family is less than in other vital periods, and far from being a promoter in the organization of leisure for the young group, the family decreases its presence as the person with a disability grows and has more autonomy, and therefore shows greater leadership in decision-making. It is concluded that in young people, leisure is considered as an adequate vital space to forge new friendships, and as an area of ​​personal development.