Abstract

All family leisure is not equal. Yet, little is known about the mechanisms linking different types of family leisure to different human development and family relations outcomes. The Ecology of Family Experiences (EFE) framework provides a sensitizing lens for the study of the conditions under which family leisure is beneficial to individuals and families. Specifically, the framework suggests three domains—Family, Activity, and Time—iteratively interact to generate different levels of individual and family outcomes (i.e., responses, meaning, and development). The EFE necessitates research built on ecologically valid study designs that incorporate innovative measurement approaches. Scholars using such approaches can increase the precision and differentiation of findings leading to more effective research translation that informs family leisure education and intervention. Effective education and intervention can be used to increase protective factors inherent in family leisure to support healthy human development and family relations.

摘要

并不是所有的家庭休闲都是平等的。然而，人们对将不同类型的家庭休闲与不同的人类发展和家庭关系结果联系起来的机制知之甚少。家庭体验生态学 (EFE) 框架为研究家庭休闲对个人和家庭有益的条件提供了一个敏锐的视角。具体来说，该框架提出了三个领域——家庭、活动和时间——反复互动以产生不同层次的个人和家庭结果（即反应、意义和发展）。EFE 需要以生态有效的研究设计为基础进行研究，并结合创新的测量方法。使用这种方法的学者可以提高研究结果的准确性和差异化，从而实现更有效的研究转化，为家庭休闲教育和干预提供信息。有效的教育和干预可用于增加家庭休闲中固有的保护因素，以支持健康的人类发展和家庭关系。