Forms Of Leisure Research Articles

Youth centers, structured leisure activities, and friends of native and foreign origin: A two-wave longitudinal study

The social integration of adolescents of foreign origin is of much importance to contemporary Swedish politics, and knowledge is needed about the associations between different forms of leisure and social integration. The present study tests the associations between visits to youth centers and participation in structured leisure activities, on the one hand, and having friends regardless of origin, of native origin, and of foreign origin, on the other. Two-wave longitudinal data from 203 adolescents of foreign origin were collected, including friendship nominations from 1,185 peers. Cross-lagged panel models were constructed, controlling for relevant confounders. Visits to youth centers positively predicted the number of friends of foreign origin, while participation in structured leisure activities positively predicted the number of friends regardless of origin. In conclusion, structured leisure activities appear better than youth centers for promoting the social integration of adolescents of foreign origin into networks of friends of different origins.

The book market during digitalization epoch:What should the li-braries know.(Based on the materials of 2019 London Book Fair, and other events)

Authors present a fairly detailed review of main trends as discussed at seminars held within the London Book Fair 2019. As to publishing business in general it is noted that the sales of print are rising for the fourth year in a row. E-book sales are growing in the UK and falling in the US for the second consecutive year (down 3.6% in 2018) while downloadable audiobooks continue to support publishing business with double digit growth in sales (up 37.1% in 2018). Improving technology, especially smart speakers give a boost to audiobook popularity. People are increasingly listening to audiobooks at home in the evening hours of 8pm to 10pm making them an important form of leisure. Audiobooks are in great demand in libraries. Libraries buy them from publishers and audiobooks are primarily circulated in the same way as print books, that is, “one book – one borrower”. In the era of fake news proliferation, quality research findings are important for making informed decisions (for instance, in environmental protection). We need standards and procedures that will help us recognize valid research – like cross-checking, fact checking, tracing the source of information, taking into account whether the material was published in academic or predator journals, journal blacklists and whitelists, differentiation between research and sponsored content.

MAIN TRENDS IN THE STRUCTURE, CONTENT AND FORMS OF LEISURE ACTIVITIES OF RURAL WORKERS

The article talks about leisure as an integral part of free time. The definition of leisure is given and the main forms of leisure of rural workers at the present stage of development of society in Uzbekistan are indicated. The author also tries to classify the content and forms of leisure of rural workers. Here the main trends of changes in the content and forms of leisure of rural workers are indicated. The objective factors and subjective conditions affecting the content and forms of leisure of rural workers, especially rural women, are emphasized. Some recommendations for further improvement of the content of leisure forms for rural workers are given.

COLONIAL ITINERARIES: MUHAMMADU DIKKO'S METROPOLITAN ADVENTURES

AbstractIn 1921 and 1924 Muhammadu Dikko, the emir of Katsina, traveled to Britain on a sightseeing trip, becoming the first emir or chief from Northern Nigeria to visit the British imperial metropole. This article analyzes the colonial relationship that put Dikko in the colonizers’ orbit and favor and paved the way for him to embark on the trips, the colonial logistics and networks that facilitated the journeys, Dikko's experiences and adventures in Britain, and, most importantly, his perspectives on British society, institutions, goods, and forms of leisure. I argue that Dikko, though constrained by serving as a prop in a colonial performance of power, used travel to Britain as a platform to advance metropolitan modernity as an aspirational if distant model of socioeconomic advancement and to give his peers and subjects in Northern Nigeria a textual reference for navigating colonial culture in relation to their own natal Islamo-Hausa cultural norms.

Applying theory in practice: The serious leisure perspective and public library programming

Program planning in public libraries is generally guided by anecdotal best practices, facilitator interest, or perceived need, and not by theoretical frameworks, which can provide more systematic and evidence-based guidance and understanding. The Serious Leisure Perspective, a grounded theoretical framework imported to the information and library science field, offers clarity to researchers of leisure-related information activities. Here, its potential as a tool to guide librarians and other information professionals in the planning of leisure-related adult programming in public libraries is investigated. Online titles and descriptions of a two-week sample of adult, leisure-related public library programs from four North American, two Canadian and two American, public libraries were studied using directed content analysis, and a codebook was created for future research in this area. Application of the Serious Leisure Perspective to the sample reveals uneven distributions of public library programs across leisure forms and activity (sub-)types. The study demonstrates the potential of theoretical frameworks to identify gaps and opportunities in library practice. It also points to opportunities for developing new library programs, services, and resources that may appeal to currently untapped audiences.

Socially Patterned Strategic Complementarity between Offline Leisure Activities and Internet Practices among Young People

While research exists regarding the internet’s influence on traditional forms of youth leisure, research based on a comprehensive set of leisure indicators is scattered. We explore how a set of young peoples’ in-person leisure activities are complemented by their internet practices, using a canonical correlation framework to estimate the relationship between leisure activities and internet practices. We also measure how internet practices vary depending on the social properties of young people. We find that a strategic complementarity exists between certain offline leisure activities and specific online internet practices, in particular, that in-person social leisure is complemented by social interaction over the internet, that in-person cultural leisure is complemented by online information-seeking and asynchronous communication practices, and that in-home gaming is complemented by software and associated downloads. This strategic complementarity, furthermore, is also socially patterned, primarily by gender.

Масленица в историографии социально-культурной деятельности

The article is devoted to the consideration of "Maslenitsa" in the historiography of social and cultural activities. It is noted that "Maslenitsa" as a national holiday appeared before the baptism of Russia. The author emphasizes that the study of the historiography of the holiday is of undoubted interest, both for scientists and practitioners of the leisure sphere, since such research is conducted for the first time. The purpose of the research is to reveal how historians, ethnographers, and folklorists studied Maslenitsa in various periods of Russian history. The author's task was to show the structure of Maslenitsa, the organization of its holding and numerous leisure forms of its holding, as well as to show through numerous studies how each day of Maslenitsa was celebrated. Methods. Various sources (monographs, articles, dissertations) that reveal the content and conduct of Maslenitsa in various historical periods are used in the study. The article provides a historiographical analysis of the national holiday "Maslenitsa". The author points out that at present the historiography of social and cultural activities, as a branch of pedagogical science, has become an independent section of research on a par with the history and theory of social and cultural activities. It is emphasized that the study of forms of holiday and entertainment culture in the history of socio-cultural activities is one of the directions of historiography in socio-cultural activities. Historiography of socio-cultural activity in its scientific development makes the first independent steps. The scientific novelty of this research is undeniable. Based on the fundamental historiographical material, the author shows the emergence of the "Maslenitsa", its structure, organization and conduct. In the article each day of the holiday and entertainment ways for its conduct are defined. Keywords: Maslenitsa, historiography, sociocultural activities, meeting, zaigryshi, lakomka, shirokij Chetverg, mother-in-law’s evening, sister in law’s gatherings, Sorry and Forgive day, holiday, holiday and entertainment culture, leisure.

The Night and Cultural Benefit: The Case for A Holistic Approach to Licensing

This research article critically engages with the Licensing Act (2003), arguing for a more holistic approach to licensing. Drawing on primary research conducted in London for the Greater London Authority (GLA), the article considers the benefits of licensed venues and the possibility of extending current licensing objectives to recognise the role of these venues in sustaining urban vitality. The current licensing objectives are geared towards minimising negative outcomes, the assumption being that licensing is primarily a tool of control, with the role of minimising harm. The argument developed here is based on two alternative conceptions of the role of licensing. Firstly, licensing has a key role to play in developing sites for sociability and community cohesion. Though focused around alcohol, licensing is central to enabling or constraining more traditional as well as emerging spaces which combine entertainment, dining and other experimental forms of leisure. Second, the article argues that by addressing urban vitality and cultural benefit, the Act could be more attuned to the positive influence of licensed premises on a broader scale. The need for planning and licensing to work more cooperatively is considered in light of how licensing decisions reach beyond individual venues and impact on entire neighbourhoods or areas. Focusing on two London boroughs, Croydon and Lambeth, the paper examines how the current approach to licensing by local authorities could therefore be re-framed in more positive terms to acknowledge the wider cultural benefits and social good of licensed premises.

Positive Youth Development Through Leisure: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption in the lives of millions of people, including children and adolescents. Youth out-of-school time (OST) programs are essential ecological assets and their disruption during the pandemic may have a major impact on youth developmental pathways. Youth programs are one of the primary ways to promote positive youth development (PYD) and, in turn, develop healthy and thriving young adults who contribute positively to society. The pandemic raises the question of how to sustain developmentally oriented forms of youth leisure in times of crisis and, especially, how to support youth with few resources. Although there is considerable scientific evidence regarding the promotion of PYD through OST programs (e.g., sport, clubs, youth groups), public health initiatives to control the pandemic also curtail the delivery of such programs. Nevertheless, research on youth programs can be applied to help support PYD during the pandemic. In this commentary, we review key elements contributing to the effectiveness of youth development programs and provide ideas for how to sustain, adapt, and create these elements and bring them into unstructured leisure settings in the face of the pandemic. In doing so, we highlight particular challenges to implementation, surmise who may be most at risk, and present potential opportunities afforded by the unique situation. Throughout, we highlight innovative examples of adaptation exhibited in affected communities. We conclude with a call to action for researchers and practitioners to unite efforts to support PYD through leisure even in the face of crisis.

Hypertension in Workers: The Role of Physical Activity and its Different Dimensions.

ResumoFundamento A atividade física, em diferentes dimensões (ocupacional, doméstica e de lazer), pode ter papel relevante sobre a hipertensão arterial (HA). Praticar atividade física apenas no lazer, ou isoladamente nas outras dimensões, pode ser insuficiente para o controle efetivo da HA.Objetivo Analisar o efeito isolado e cumulativo das dimensões da atividade física sobre a ocorrência de hipertensão arterial em trabalhadores.Métodos Estudo transversal com 1.070 trabalhadores de Limpeza Urbana e Indústria de Calçados, na Bahia, utilizando questionário aplicado por entrevistador acerca de aspectos sociodemográficos, ocupacionais, de estilo de vida e morbidade hipertensiva.Foram medidos peso, altura, circunferência abdominal e pressão arterial. Caso de HA: pressão arterial sistólica ≥140 ou diastólica ≥90, ou tratamento regular de Hipertensão. Foram investigadas as dimensões ocupacional, doméstica e de lazer da atividade física. Realizou-se análise multivariada com Regressão de Cox para estudos transversais.Resultados A prevalência de HA foi de 24%, sendo 37% dentre pacientes com idades entre 35 e 44 anos, e 51% entre 45 e 54 anos. O modelo multivariado evidenciou que ativos em uma dimensão ou em nenhuma tiveram 62% mais HA, e um valor 25% mais elevado de HA foi observado dentre aqueles trabalhadores ativos em duas das três dimensões, na comparação com os ativos nas três dimensões. Sexo masculino, maior idade (> 31 anos) e excesso de peso se associaram à HA, com razões de prevalência de 1,62, 2,10 e 2,26, respectivamente.Conclusões Verificou-se efeito cumulativo das dimensões da atividade física sobre a ocorrência de HA. Classificar sujeitos ativos no trabalho ou no ambiente doméstico como inativos ao se basear apenas na dimensão do lazer pode implicar em erro metodológico. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020; 114(5):755-761)

Disability and Patterns of Leisure Participation Across the Life Course.

Patterns of healthy leisure are dependent upon age, but people with disabilities are particularly susceptible to passive and disengaged types of activities. This study evaluates how individuals with disabilities spend their time in passive, active, social, and isolated forms of leisure over the life course, and how these patterns vary by age. I analyze nationally representative data from 70,165 respondents ages 15 and older in the 2008, 2010, and 2012-2016 American Time Use Survey. Linear regression models estimate the association between disability and leisure time, net of self-rated health and sociodemographic controls. Interactions between age and disability are also evaluated, as well as the robustness of results by sensory, cognitive, physical, and multiple disability status. People with disabilities report significantly more, and poorer quality, leisure than people without disabilities. This includes more than 2 hr more time in passive leisure as well as a disproportionate amount of isolated leisure spent at home, alone. These differences are not fully explained by health and sociodemographic controls. The isolated leisure time of people with disabilities is most different from people without disabilities in later life-whereas differences in total and passive leisure time, by disability status, are greatest in midlife. People with disabilities spend less time in health-promoting forms of leisure at all ages, but these patterns are unique across midlife and older age.

The Determinants of People’s Preference of Night Entertainment Outfits in Abuja, Nigeria

Night entertainment as a form of leisure and relaxation is not a strange phenomenon globally, it is also gaining prominence in Nigeria particularly in urban centre. Scholars have discussed the prospects of this brand of entertainment in terms of its economic and social rewards, but most of these efforts are foreign based. This study studied the situation in Abuja in Nigeria. The study was quantitative in approach and has questionnaire as its main tool of data collection. A total 100 respondents were involved in the study. The data collected were analyzed, interpreted and presented in simple percentage. Night entertainment was preferred because the period is unique, devoid of hustle and bustle commonly found in the day time (17%) and has power to enhance total wellbeing, opportunity to make business contacts (19%). Live Musical band (42%), wining and dining (34%), indoor game (14%) and comedy corner (10%) were the preferred activities. Challenges encountered in night entertainment include harassment by the law enforcement agents (36%), stigmatization on the part of the general populace (22%) and occasional disturbance due to unruly behaviour of some patrons (30%). Coping measures adopted to mitigate these challenges include moving in group with other patrons to prevent or minimise embarrassment (43%), possession of official identity card to prevent harassment from security agents (36%) and enlightenment of service of security agents to curtail unruly behaviour from patrons (21%).

Art for health’s sake: community art galleries as spaces for well-being promotion through connectedness

ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the relationship between community gallery spaces as (a) places for pursuing leisure and (b) a means of health promotion through connectedness. We argue that art experience in the community space is an interesting and particular form of leisure which links individuals with communities, cultures and histories. We provide a philosophical reflection on the ways that leisure and health intersect using the experience of art through community galleries as a case example. The community gallery experience as leisure raises interesting questions about the nature of leisure and the role that community spaces and resources can play in connecting individuals to the world in ways that promote their well-being. This paper is not a detailed empirical analysis, but rather a broad survey of the theoretical relationship between art, leisure and health with the aim of motivating a research agenda.

Para além do simples trabalho no campo: a história de vida de um jovem assentado do Florestan Fernandes

Este artigo traz o resultado de discussões teóricas e metodológicas, bem como atividades de campo que foram desenvolvidas durante a disciplina Tópico Especial em Ensino de História do curso de Mestrado Profissional em Ensino de História – PROFHISTÓRIA, da Universidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS, ministrada pelos professores Dr. Joaquim Tavares da Conceição e Dr. Paulo Heimar Souto. Utilizando o método da história oral, foi entrevistado um jovem de dezesseis anos, morador do Assentamento Florestan Fernandes, situado na zona rural do município de Canindé de São Francisco/SE. O principal objetivo é o de compreender através da análise do depoimento concedido pelo mesmo, aspectos do trabalho, lazer e educação que fazem parte do cotidiano de jovens no contexto citado. Partindo do método da história oral foi possível verificar as peculiaridades de formas de lazer, a preocupação que o jovem tem com a preservação da Caatinga, bem como as formas de trabalho praticadas pelos moradores do assentamento.
 
 Palavras Chaves: Assentamento Florestan Fernandes; Caatinga; História Oral, Trabalho.

Narrating absence: Fan con events and the commodification of leisure

Beginning as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in 1970, which drew in around 300 people, what has now become San Diego Comic-Con now sees an average of 130,000 attendees a year with an estimated annual economic impact on the region of $150 million. Not only has attendance grown substantially over that period, but the breadth and diversity of fan convention events have also undergone significant change. In this conceptual article, I will begin by drawing on recent approaches to the study of event within critical event studies, in combination with a Lacanian approach to the presence/absence dialectic, to conceptualize fan con events, and the forms of leisure articulated within them, as diverse forms of the narrating of absence. From that perspective, its attention will turn to the large scale, rapidly expanding, highly commercialized fan con events sector. Drawing on critical approaches to the study of leisure rooted in the work of Stebbins and Spracklen, the article will reflect on how these events have become instrumentalized evental spaces where the narrating of absence has become a key engine in the commodification and monetization of leisure.

Spanish Validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS9-SF): Prevalence and Relationship with Online Gambling and Quality of Life.

Online gaming is a very common form of leisure among adolescents and young people, although its excessive and/or compulsive use is associated with psychological impairments in a minority of gamers. The latest (fifth) edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5, Section III) tentatively introduced Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD). Since then, a number of evaluation tools using the DSM-5 criteria have been developed, including the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short Form (IGDS9-SF). The main objective of this study was to translate and adapt the IGDS9-SF into Spanish, as well as to obtain indicators relating to its validity and reliability. The Spanish version of four scales were administered: IGDS9-SF, Mobile Phone-Related Experiences Questionnaire (CERM), Online Gambling Disorder Questionnaire (OGD-Q), and KIDSCREEN-27. The sample comprised 535 Vocational Training students (mean age 18.35 years; SD±2.13; 78.5% males) who reported playing video games in the past 12 months. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded a one-dimensional model with a good fit while the reliability indicators were satisfactory. Findings indicated that 1.9% of gamers were classified with IGD (meeting five or more criteria for more than 12 months). Additionally, another 1.9% were considered gamers ‘at-risk’ because they endorsed four criteria. Positive and significant relationships were found between the IGDS9-SF, the CERM, and the OGD-Q. Participants classified with IGD had poorer health-related quality of life. In conclusion, the Spanish IGDS9-SF is a valid and reliable instrument to assess IGD according to the DSM-5.

Fisioterapia desportiva no programa de prevenção de lesão no futebol profissional

O futebol é um esporte de alto nível, grande popularidade e uma das principais formas de lazer de grande parcela da população mundial. Além de contar com um número cada vez maior de praticantes, este esporte vem sofrendo muitas mudanças nos últimos anos, principalmente em função do aumento das exigências físicas dos atletas, obrigando-os a trabalhar perto de seus limites e os deixando propensos lesões que podem causar prejuízos para o atleta e para o clube. Nesse contexto, este estudo objetivou identificar as lesões mais frequentes em atletas profissionais de futebol, apontar a posição em campo mais afetada, demonstrar a importância da Fisioterapia Desportiva em programas de prevenção de lesão no futebol e apontar técnicas e métodos utilizados nesses programas. Trata-se de estudo de revisão de literatura, no qual realizou-se análise de conteúdo da temática. A busca das informações científicas disponíveis na literatura ocorreu nas bases de dados eletrônicas Scielo, Google Acadêmico e Pubmed. Foram pesquisados artigos quem abordam a importância da fisioterapia desportiva em programas de prevenção de lesão, para jogadores de futebol da categoria profissional, publicados entre os anos de 2002 a 2017, nas línguas portuguesa e inglesa. As lesões mais frequentes no futebol profissional são estiramento muscular, contusões, distensão, contratura, entorse de tornozelo e ruptura. O planejamento de um programa de prevenção de lesões com atletas profissionais de futebol pode ser considerado um excelente método para redução nas baixas ao departamento de saúde dos clubes.

Abandoning Belly Dance: Leaving Female-Dominated Serious Leisure

Although much scholarly attention has been devoted to examining the benefits and costs of leisure, few studies have investigated people who leave their leisure activities. Rather, leisure scholars typically conclude that benefits outweigh challenges, and people continue their leisure participation. Using qualitative interviews conducted in both 2006 and 2011 with ten former belly dancers, I explore why people leave a physically based, female-dominated artistic form of serious leisure. I show that women leave belly dance for a variety of social and psychological reasons, including having different goals, redefining the meaning of the dance, prioritizing other interests, financial challenges, and having familial responsibilities. Women also leave belly dance for physical reasons, such as aging and declining health. Beyond typical explanations of time and money, this study expands our understanding of why people may abandon leisure pursuits.

Rotación e irregularidad del trabajo en un distrito industrial exportador. La industria corchotaponera (1891-1910)

This article draws on the payroll books of two companies to analyse the highly irregular work patterns in theCatalan cork industry, which were the result of flexible labour management by companies that were verymuch exposed to international competition, but also of the survival of traditional forms of leisure in a sectorcharacterized by a strong craft culture. The fact that the sector was organized as an industrial district, whichfacilitated the turnover of skilled workers and allowed household production, played a crucial role in shapingthese labour patterns.

진지한 여가로서 우리나라 프로야구 서포터즈 문화

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to find out whether support activities in the Korean professional baseball can be classified as sincere leisure, and to examine the characteristics of Korean professional baseball supporters’ culture by interpreting them as sincere leisure. Method: The research period was conducted from May 21 to September 13, 2019. The analysis of the data was conducted using the conversation analysis method. The integrity of the data was secured through member check. Results: First, we have confirmed that all three forms of serious leisure activity appear in Korean professional baseball supporters’ activities. Supporters were carrying out the role of amateurs, hobbyist and volunteers. Second, Korean professional baseball supporters culture had six characteristics of sincere leisure. There are phenomena that are characterized by sincere leisure activities, from persevere, career, effort, durable benefits or rewards, identification, to equalization and unique emotion. Conclusion: The form and features of sincere leisure were confirming that Korean professional baseball supporters showed up, which can be seen as a way of establishing the culture of support as a sincere leisure.