Leisure Experiences Research Articles

Young trans people's experiences of leisure and mental health: Belonging, creativity, and navigation

There is a lack of research on young trans people's everyday leisure. This article analyses how leisure, defined within a broad spatial context beyond sport and physical activity, is perceived and experienced by trans youth in relation to their mental health and wellbeing. We draw upon theoretical concepts of cisnormativity and spatiality to our analysis of sixteen interviews with young trans people (16-25 years old) in Sweden. Three themes emerged. The first refers to how both queer- and non-queer-specific leisure spaces connect people with similar (and different) experiences regarding queer and trans identities and shows how these identities can shift in importance. The second highlights how creative spaces (e.g., theatre, cosplay) can offer opportunities to carve out a leisured space to explore different gender identity/ies and expressions that are often crucial and life changing. The final theme illustrates how leisure is avoided, postponed, waited for, and reclaimed by trans youth. Excluding mechanisms such as transphobia, cisnormativity, and the lack of access to gender-confirming care can hinder young people's leisure participation. Our analysis illustrates the complex connections between leisure and mental health among young people with trans experiences. Leisure can be a source of discomfort and distress but also of belongingness and affirmation of one's identity. Finding and accessing strengthening leisure spaces demands emotional investment, engagement, and navigation.

KENT PARKI ZİYARET SIKLIĞININ SERBEST ZAMAN DOYUMU VE YENİLENME DENEYİMİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: KALEHAN ECDAT PARKI ÖRNEĞİ

This article aims to explore the pivotal role that urban parks play in enhancing individuals' psychological well-being and leisure experiences. Additionally, it addresses the impact of these parks on factors such as mental freshness and emotional recovery. Urban parks provide a refuge where people seeking to escape the stresses of modern life can immerse themselves in the natural world. Research indicates that frequent visits to urban parks can reduce stress levels, alleviate mental fatigue, and have positive effects on overall well-being through sensory experiences derived from visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli. Numerous academic studies have examined the frequency of visits to city parks and emphasized their relationship with visitor satisfaction. These findings underscore the correlation between the proliferation and quality of urban parks and the enhancement of overall life satisfaction. In conclusion, this research aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of the effects of urban parks on psychological well-being. In light of these objectives, a survey was conducted with 149 participants, revealing a significant positive impact of park visit frequency on leisure satisfaction and a moderate effect on the sense of well-being and recovery experience.

Mapping the paths from store cues to in-store leisure experience and fashion store choice: Findings from the fsQCA and AHP approaches

Mapping the paths from store cues to in-store leisure experience and fashion store choice: Findings from the fsQCA and AHP approaches

중년기 여성의 심리적 위기감과 심리적 웰빙, 속박감의 구조적 관계 : 여가경험은 심리적 완충효과가 있는가?

In order for humans to enjoy a healthy lifestyle, physical and mental health must be in harmony. Middle-aged women face conflict and difficulties. In this study, it is meaningful to confirm the relationship between psychological crisis, psychological well-being, and bondage and It was necessary to attempt a study on whether leisure experience would have a positive effect. 243 copies of data were collected for middle-aged women aged 40 to 60 and A structural equation model (SEM) was performed using IBM SPSS Amos 20.0 and χ² difference verification was performed to verify the moderating effect. First, the psychological sense of crisis in middle-aged women showed negative (-) significant predictive power in psychological well-being. Second, it was found that the psychological sense of crisis showed positive (+) significant predictive power in the sense of bondage. Third, it was found that leisure experience had a moderating effect in the relationship between psychological crisis and psychological well-being. Fourth, it was found that leisure experience had a positive buffering effect in the relationship between psychological crisis and bondage.

Experience of Living Lab Activity as Serious Leisure of the Elderly

Recently, the theme of aging has been in vogue. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the social role and change in perception of the elderly. This study tried to understand the elderly as active subjects of life beyond the boundaries of objectification of social problems from loss of role and social isolation. Therefore, I tried to understand the experience of living lab activities of the elderly, what kind of change process appears through the experience, and to find out the characteristics of the elderly's serious leisure experience. As a research method, case studies were used among various qualitative research methods. As a result of the study, the elderly appear as spectators in the early days of Living Lab activities and become disrupters due to their rejection of outsiders' visits to the park. However, as a consensus on the Living Lab issue is formed, it becomes a cooperative relationship, forming another relationship by working together to solve problems, and transforms into a subject that the elderly make themselves. In this process, it develops into a mediator and devotee who supports and supports colleagues, and shows new possibilities as a reproducer of play. The characteristics of the elderly's serious leisure experience were a sense of belonging through the ritual process of the community, companionship through letting go and devotion, and happiness through giving and sharing. In conclusion, the elderly's leisure activities are not seen as a time to achieve simple pleasure and satisfaction, but suggest the possibility of new changes in the individual's inner value and social role.

여가 경험이 웰빙 인식과 생활 만족에 미치는 영향: Covid-19 이후 소확행 여가활동을 중심으로

The Purpose of study was to identify the effect of well-being perception among leisure experience on life satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. The key word ‘Sohwakhaeng’ has been recently established as a consumption trend in our society, after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Sohwakhaeng leisure activity has attracted more attention. The purpose of this study is to understand the factors related with leisure activity, well-being perception and life satisfaction, which the subjects who participate in the Sohwakhaeng leisure activity and analyze the mediating effect of the well-being perception on the effect of the leisure activity on the life satisfaction. It administered questionnaires to 270 participants who have experienced the Sohwakhaeng leisure, from June, 01 to June, 29, 2022. This study conducted the frequency analysis by using SPSS 24.0 and AMOS 21.0, and tested the reliability of measurement items, to examining the general characteristics and the internal consistency of four variables of the leisure experience, by using a descriptive statistical analysis and the Cronbach

Bridging brains: exploring neurosexism and gendered stereotypes in a mindsport

ABSTRACT Ingrained gendered discourses about women’s abilities and skills impact on their participation in leisure and sport. This paper argues that gendered stereotyping extends to the serious leisure context of mindsport in the form of neurosexism. The card game bridge is played by a roughly equal proportion of men and women but at elite-level male players significantly outperform female players worldwide. Based on 52 semi-structured interviews, the paper explores the everyday gendered assumptions that exist and are reproduced by elite bridge players. Many of the research participants draw on ideas of male brains being more rational, logical and competitive whereas women’s brains are perceived to be more emotive, unfocused and uncompetitive. These gendered stereotypes are used to explain and defend why more women are not playing at elite level. Such neurosexist and behaviourist assumptions actively reproduce inequality within mindsport to the detriment of women bridge players. This article shows that neurosexism reinforces ongoing, systemic inequalities around gendered experiences of serious leisure, thereby reproducing gendered inequalities and hindering greater participation and inclusion in mindsport.

“It’s the small stuff you can’t see”: Stories of mental wellness, community, and leisure told by new arrivants of colour to a mid-sized, South-Western Ontario city

ABSTRACT There is a tendency for new arrivants to experience a decrease in self-reported mental health as they spend more time in their new country of settlement. We wanted to discern whether new arrivants of colour (<10 years) to a mid-sized Ontario city had a similar story. With the knowing that positive and inclusive leisure experiences can buffer stressors for individuals, this research sought to hear about the mental well-being of new arrivants (between the ages 18–64) and the ways leisure enhances or detracts from their perceived mental well-being. Through photo elicitation qualitative interviews with five new arrivants contextualized existing literature in this area and described experiences of isolation, their transition experience, social stress and support, and building social capital through bridging and bonding. From our analysis, a novel finding we called, ”a perception of necessity for leisure” was a novel contribution to the new arrivant leisure literature.

The Fatal Coupling of Race, State and Research on Disparities

Modern technology doesn’t only offer greater opportunities for leisure experiences. It opens the door for surveillance and disempowerment as well. As the justice-oriented endeavor of leisure researchers increased over the years, so too has their access to data sources on racialized people made possible by the advent of digital technology. Geospatial datasets are used to extrapolate leisure service disparities and social patterns in predominantly racialized communities. Yet we rarely question the adverse and potentially life-threatening effects of the use of big data in our research. We draw from the concept of geographies of threat to connect leisure research on disparities and the production of State violence imparted onto racialized spatial configurations. Leisure scholars must interrogate if and how the use of large datasets may contribute to the State surveillance apparatus rendering the lives of racialized peoples more vulnerable to the violence and coercive power of the State.

Школа в период самоизоляции: что мешает и что помогает подросткам учиться?

The coronavirus pandemic led to a massive transition to distance learning at schools. All participants in the educational process adapt their lifestyle, workplace, communication methods and leisure forms to the new circumstances. Nowadays the consequences of this phenomenon begin to be studied. This article is devoted to the study of the experience of learning, communication and leisure of teenagers in conditions of social isolation and school closure and approbation of the risk and protective factors model in the context of adaptation to the distance learning. Thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with adolescents aged 13-17 from Moscow, Ryazan, Tomsk, Moscow and Sverdlovsk regions allows us to characterize five thematic categories in terms of the main factors that make it more difficult or easier for schoolchildren to adapt to the distance learning. The categories include: school and teacher relations; supplementary education and hobbies; relationships with peers; family context; individual and personal characteristics of schoolchildren. The pilot nature of this study and a small sample limit the possibilities of extrapolating the conclusions to all groups of Russian schoolchildren, but allow us to problematize the complex nature of the difficulties faced by adolescents and demonstrate a wide range of resources that allow them to cope with them. Based on the results, we developed short recommendations that can be used by the management of educational organizations, teachers, and parents to reduce stress and simplify the adaptation of students during distance learning.

Sanur Special Economic Zone as Milestone of Future Quality Tourism in Bali

Despite the growing global tourism industry that proposes unforgettable leisure experiences, Bali continuously holds the top of mind as one of the best world-class tourism destinations. However, the Indonesian government planned to transition from mass tourism to quality tourism. The government and tourism businesses were required to improve the quality of tourism to survive in the industry’s competition. Proposed in a concept of potential regional development and a sustainable economy, the central government, in collaboration with Bali provincial government, launched the 19th Special Economic Zone. The special economic zone, or Kawasan Ekonomi Khusus (KEK), was built in Sanur with IDR 10.2 trillion worth of investment commitment from PT Pertamina Bina Medika (IHC). The area encompasses 41.26 hectares, complemented by the brand-new look of the Grand Inna Bali Beach (GIBB) Hotel, supported with various facilities such as the Convention Center, Ethnomedicinal Botanic Gardens, and Commercial arcades to accommodate local MSMEs. The presence of health tourism complements the diversity of wellness tourism inherent on the island of God. This Sanur Special Economic Zone is the future hope of well-organized and sustainable tourism. The investment was said to be a bold move to mature and refresh Bali’s cultural tourism.

Testing the DRAMMA Model of Leisure and Subjective Wellbeing on College Students

Background: College students’ declining mental health is a growing concern among institutions of higher education. Although many campuses have provided additional mental health counselors, identifying other mechanisms that facilitate and enhance mental health and wellbeing is also justified. Aim: Using the DRAMMA model as a theoretical framework, this research examined how leisure influences college students’ subjective wellbeing. Methods: An online survey methodology was utilized to measure the psychological outcomes of leisure participation (DRAMMA), leisure satisfaction, and subjective wellbeing of 704 students attending a large 4-year Midwestern residential college. Results: This quantitative study found the five psychological mechanisms of the DRAMMA model (detachment-recovery, autonomy, mastery, meaning, and affiliation) influenced students’ leisure satisfaction and subjective wellbeing. Conclusion: The findings support the need for higher education professionals to create leisure experiences that provide meaning and affiliation to promote subjective wellbeing and improve mental health.

대입 수험생 엄마의 여가제약과 경험 분석

While there have been numerous studies on academic elitism in Korea and excessive education fever, none have examined the leisure experiences of mothers who actively participated in their children's shadow education for university entrance exams. The goal of this research is to better understand those mothers' leisure experiences. From April to October 2022, in-depth interviews were conducted on the leisure experiences of mothers living in Korea. The findings demonstrated that the leisure experiences of mothers who dedicated themselves to their children's shadow education for college entrance were derived from 30 sub-categories and 11 categories, and a paradigm model was presented as a result. The developed model was named 'Finding the meaning of leisure activities for Korean mothers who actively participated in their children's shadow education for college entrance exam,' and it was classified into three types: 'work-life balanced type,' 'conventional type,' and 'in-between type.' The theoretical contributions stem from the study's originality in analyzing the leisure experiences of Korean mothers during their children's university entrance exam period. Furthermore, policy implications for establishing leisure policies and employment policies utilizing human resources of middle-aged women with highschoolers, as well as practical implications for counseling treatment and job retraining, were proposed.

해양레저체험과 재미인식, 삶의 질의 구조적 관계

Modern people have increased their interest in various physical activities due to their desire for a healthy life, and their values have started to change towards the pursuit of leisure forms that accompany active physical activity. In the tourism field, various leisure sports activities are changing to a dynamic form, and the psychological state of the experience is a major research subject in the tourism field. It is reported that leisure and leisure activities contribute significantly to the quality of life by helping to change mood, relieving stress, enhancing self-confidence, and self-satisfaction. Therefore, it is possible to infer that the marine leisure experience can be a psychological channel that induces the quality of life through fun recognition. In recent studies, there are few cases of research on the relationship between marine leisure experience, fun perception, and quality of life of skin scuba divers. In particular, it is difficult to find studies that verified the structural relationship of quality of life through marine leisure experiences through empirical studies. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to establish and explore the structural relationship that improves the quality of life of skin scuba divers through marine leisure experiences. 209 copies of research results using analysis data, the marine leisure experience was found to have a positive (+) effect on the perception of fun and the quality of life.

‘They give me life to carry on’: Spanish grandparents’ lived experiences of intergenerational leisure

ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the lived experiences of intergenerational leisure amongst a sample of Spanish grandparents, and the impact these may have on their perceived health and wellbeing. Theoretically, this study is framed within Stryker and Burke’s symbolic interaction theory and Erikson's theory of psychosocial development. Data collection included semi structured phone interviews with 19 grandparents. Thematic analysis elicited four key themes, related to grandparents’ lived experiences of intergenerational leisure. These included: (1) Generative activities; (2) Identities in intergenerational leisure; (3) Hindrances to role performance; and (4) Health impact of grandparents’ self-meanings. We conclude that participants’ self-evaluations of the impact their generative actions had on their grandchildren, together with the high salience of their role, influenced their self-concept and led to positive outcomes. These included improvements in their health and wellbeing, such as feeling calm and relaxed, feeling loved and looked after, and helped them to have a future-oriented outlook by giving them a greater sense of liveliness, hope and purpose in life. We provide some recommendations for future research and practice, such as the need of interventions that provide older adults with opportunities to interact with younger generations during leisure time.

Music engagement is negatively correlated with depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic via reward-related mechanisms.

The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected the mental health of millions of people. We assessed which of many leisure activities correlated with positive mental health outputs, with particular attention to music, which has been reported to be important for coping with the psychological burden of the pandemic. Questionnaire data from about 1000 individuals primarily from Italy, Spain, and the United States during May-June 2020 show that people picked music activities (listening to, playing, singing, etc.) most often as the leisure experiences that helped them the most to cope with psychological distress related with the pandemic. During the pandemic, hours of engagement in music and food-related activities were associated with lower depressive symptoms. The negative correlation between music and depression was mediated by individual differences in sensitivity to reward, whereas the correlation between food-related activities and improved mental health outputs was explained by differences in emotion suppression strategies. Our results, while correlational, suggest that engaging in music activities could be related to improved well-being with the underlying mechanism being related to reward, consistent with neuroscience findings. Our data have practical significance in pointing to effective strategies to cope with mental health issues beyond those related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Challenging the Eurocentrism in volunteering

ABSTRACT Volunteering practices have largely drawn on theories based on Eurocentric conceptualizations. The dominant Eurocentric models of volunteering, as a significant leisure experience, have served to marginalize other definitions and practices. Thus, this paper argues that, while the Eurocentric conceptualization provides a useful framework to understand volunteering in different cultural contexts, it is critical to embrace the complexities and nuances that exist beyond this. Consequently, the paper presents a critical examination of the limitations of this dominant conceptualization of volunteering. In doing so, the paper challenges Eurocentrism domination in the studies of volunteerism and discourse and examines how volunteering can (and does) differ across cultural contexts, to varying degrees. Overall, this paper shows that volunteering is a more complex and nuanced concept than the dominant Eurocentric models depict. Consequently, this paper offers a potential springboard from which to critically examine potentially contested culturally driven meanings of leisure, of which volunteering is an integral component, empowering people to own their leisure rather than conform to Eurocentric definitions of leisure.

The mediating role of psychological commitment between recreation specialization and life satisfaction: Evidence from Xiamen Marathon runners.

Although previous research spared no efforts to explain the life satisfaction of marathon runners, little was known about the relationship between recreation specialization (RS), life satisfaction (LS), psychological commitment (PC), and social support (SS). This study examines (i) how the dimension of RS (i.e., behavior, cognition, and affect) influences runners' PC and LS, and (ii) the mediating effects of PC and the moderating effects of SS on the relationship between behavior, cognition, affect, and LS. The results showed that behavior (β = 0.15, p < 0.01), cognition (β = 0.35, p < 0.001), affect (β = 0.28, p < 0.001), and PC (β = 0.59, p < 0.001) had significant and positive impacts on runners' LS; PC (Indirect path coefficient = 0.09 ~ 0.20) mediated the relationship between the dimensions of RS and LS. In addition, the results also confirmed the moderating effects of SS (β = 0.10, p < 0.05) between affect dimension and LS. These findings offered more evidence for understanding how RS dimensions and PC influence runners' LS. Future research should integrate runner's leisure experiences to better understand the results revealed in this study.

Animation Educational Technologies in the Scientific and Methodological Support of the Classroom Teacher Training

The article actualizes the technological aspects of the professional training of classroom teachers for educational work with students in the context of the inclusion of extracurricular activities in the Federal State Educational Standard of basic general education, the introduction of an exemplary education program, which notes the educational potential of children’s leisure practices at school. At the heart of such training is the orientation towards mastering by students a complex of special knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as the acquisition of independent experience of leisure and educational activities in the educational process and professional pedagogical practice. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the need and reveal the possibilities of animation educational technologies as one of the options for scientific and methodological support of educational activities and professional pedagogical practice at the university for students to master a complex of special knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as to acquire independent experience of leisure and educational activities for the effective implementation of the activities of the classroom teacher. Methodology. The study was conducted on the basis of the implementation of a model of scientific and methodological support for the preparation of pedagogical university students for pedagogical animation, which assumed the organization of the educational process in the form of a set of personality-oriented educational technologies (gaming, theater, pedagogical improvisation, individual support and professional tests, etc.) providing the opportunity for students to develop organizational, communicative, reflexive and analytical abilities, necessary and sufficient for effective activity as classroom teachers. In conclusion, it is concluded that animation educational technologies, provided they are adapted to the recommendations of the exemplary education program, can be considered as one of the options for scientific and methodological support for the training of pedagogical university students as classroom teachers.

An exploration of physical activity, migrant women and leisure experiences

ABSTRACT Physical Activity is linked to a wide range of social, psychological, and physical health and leisure benefits. However, many sub-groups of the Australian population experience inequity in accessing opportunities to engage in this health promoting behaviour. Migrant women, from non-English speaking backgrounds, report the lowest levels of physical activity participation within Australia. This study explores the perceptions of physical activity among a group of migrant women living in Sydney, Australia. Focus group interviews and written narratives were used to explore the experiences and perceptions of 81 women born in the Middle East and in North Africa. Key findings include new insights regarding the way the term ‘physical activity’ was defined and understood among the participant group, as well as the perceived benefits, enablers, motives and barriers to participation. These results provide guidance and direction for future policy development and health messaging, with a strong focus on addressing leisure inequity.