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The legacy of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi for leisure studies: An introduction to this special ‘tribute’ issue Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Douglas Kleiber
Published in Journal of Leisure Research (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Social capital and successful aging among senior park golfers Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-27 Kang Lee, Kyung Eun Lee, Hyun Jin Lee, Jae Won Min, Chanho Kang, Jinmoo Heo
Park golf, which evolved from golf, is one of South Korea’s fastest-growing sports. As park golf has become increasingly popular, specifically among older adults, its advantages and disadvantages m...
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Transition to a new baby: Exploring the association between couple leisure, coparenting and parenting practices Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-19 Qiujie Gong
While engagement in couple leisure has been identified as an essential factor in helping maintaining couples’ relationship and get through relationship transitions, limited knowledge is known about...
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Understanding camping tourism experiences through thematic analysis: An embodiment perspective Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Lanlan Huang, Chun Liu, Kam Hung
Camping is a major form of nature tourism that emphasizes one’s physical presence in a natural environment for recreation. Despite research on recreation experiences, how one’s body and mind intera...
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Wildland encounter norms across time and activity type: Stable preferences and shifting thresholds Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-11 William L. Rice, Christopher A. Armatas
Social and ecological conditions are constantly changing, but research concerning how visitors to wildlands perceive such changes across time is both limited and narrow. With a focus on the social ...
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Women’s cycling rides: Collective pathways to optimal experience Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-11 Itziar Alonso-Arbiol, Galia Mokhtar, José J. Pizarro
Women’s cycling rides are leisure events where individual and group elements may jointly contribute to optimal experience. This study was aimed at building knowledge about the narratives underlying...
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Phenomenological exploration of young adults’ recreational cannabis use experiences and associated leisure meanings Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Iulia Fratila, Liza Berdychevsky
Societal normalization and decriminalization of cannabis use challenge its traditional characterizations as deviant leisure. This study investigated cannabis users’ understandings of their consumpt...
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Evolving domestic tourism destination preferences post-apartheid Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Jarè Struwig, Elizabeth Ann du Preez
Tourism is embedded within societal structures, and imbalances upheld through social structures, like systemic racism, leave symbolic boundaries where certain activities perceivably belong to desig...
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Sexual leisure and profiles of coping with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sex life: Using cluster analysis approach Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Liza Berdychevsky
Understanding sexual leisure and coping in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic is essential for effective education and praxis during and after the crisis. This study aimed to identify the clusters...
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Situating bridge: Understanding older adults’ digital leisure practices during the COVID-19 pandemic Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Miriam Snellgrove, Samantha Punch
The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic saw life across the world change dramatically, with national lockdowns and stay-at-home orders sequestering entire populations indoors. Within the world of the ...
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Leisure and psychosocial functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring data from adolescents and parents of adolescents Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Jennifer P. Agans, Steven Hanna, Katrina Black Reed, Cami Stillwell, Sunhye Bai
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people experienced life disruptions affecting leisure activities, such as discontinuation of after-school activities for adolescents and changes in the amount of ...
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Racial equity facilitators of active outdoor recreation in parks and protected areas: Scale development, testing, and validation Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Sammie L. Powers, Julie S. Son
Active outdoor recreation (AOR) can provide valuable benefits, but racial inequities can constrain participation for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). Despite their potential value fo...
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Measuring in-situ engagement during structured experiences: Validation & reliability study using immersion neuroscience software Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Karen K. Melton, Camilla J. Hodge, Kristl Densley, Rodney X. Sturdivant
Effective measurement of participant engagement is vital to the advancement of experience design research. This paper addresses the feasibility, validity, and reliability of one possible measure, I...
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Finding flow in pandemic times: Leisure opportunities for optimal experience and positive mental health among Italian university students Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Sonia Mangialavori, Marta Bassi, Antonella Delle Fave
The restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted citizens’ lives worldwide. In this emergency context, mental health levels and flow-promoting activities – with specific attention to...
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Travel patterns and multi-destinations of visitors: Toward marine park management strategies Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 K. D. De S. Jayasekara, U. A. D. P. Gunawardena, D. Rajapaksa
Understanding visitor movements within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is crucial for their management. This study identifies the choice of destination and heterogeneity of visitors to Hikkaduwa Nati...
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A labeled magnitude scale for measuring the anticipated impact of immediate experiences Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Gary D. Ellis, Patti A. Freeman, Brian J. Hill, Jingxian Jiang, Kaylee Janes
Lundberg et al. (2022) recently developed a rubric for classifying experience impacts as ordinary, meaningful, memorable, or transformative. This article extends that contribution by developing a m...
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“Should I stay or should I go now?” Preferred park elements to increase older adults’ park visitation and physical activity Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Stephen C. Gibson
Research indicates that older adults (aged 65 and over) need regular activity to maintain health and that particular needs likely play a role in their engagement with parks. Yet, limited evidence e...
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Effects of online leisure education on leisure behaviors and experiences among university students Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Shintaro Kono, Seung Jin Cho, John Dattilo, Shinichi Nagata
Leisure education (LE) is designed to help foster positive leisure attitudes, identify leisure constraints and opportunities, and develop leisure skills and knowledge. Although LE is effective in m...
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The impact of outdoor therapeutic recreation on suicidality: A mixed-method systematic review Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Taylor Yousiph, Christopher Patterson, Ritin Fernandez, Stewart Alford, Lorna Moxham
The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize the evidence on the impact of outdoor therapeutic recreation (TR) on suicidality. Five databases were interrogated, and critical appraisal, data ...
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Flow as a catalyst for positive youth development Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Reed Larson, Sumana Sri
Project-based youth programs are settings in which Csikszentmihalyi’s “flow” experience serves as a powerful catalyst for developing vital adult skills. In conducting projects (e.g., creating films...
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Examining the relationships between mindfulness, eudaimonic and hedonic experiences, place attachment, loyalty: the moderating role of flow Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Deniz Karagöz, Selin Kama, Muzaffer Uysal
This study aims to understand the relationships among visitors’ mindfulness, eudaimonic experience, hedonic experience, place attachment, and loyalty with a moderation role of flow within the conte...
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Sense of community in roller derby Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Mina Woo, Incheol Jang, Guangzhou Chen, Toni Liechty, Andrew Kerins
Sport can provide an important vehicle for experiencing a sense of community (SOC), however, limited research has explored SOC among players within non-mainstream sport contexts, such as roller der...
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“We have our own cultural ways of being in nature”: New perspectives on African Americans’ relationships to U.S. National Parks Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Harrison P. Pinckney, Akiebia S. Hicks, Aby L. Sène, Myron F. Floyd
Explanations for why African Americans are under-represented in U.S. national parks tend to focus on socioeconomic barriers, cultural norms, socialization practices, and discrimination. There exist...
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Youth development travel programs: Facilitating engagement, deep experience, and “sparks” through self-relevance and stories Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Gary Ellis, Alexandra Skrocki, Dottie Goebel, Kaylee Janes, Darlene Locke, Emily Catalan, William Zanolini
We conducted two studies as part of Texas 4-H educational travel programs. Both were directed at evaluating strategies adult 4-H professionals might use to increase youth engagement, facilitate dee...
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The mediating role of sport-specific PERMA in the relationship between physical activity/passive sport and global well-being/loneliness Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Daichi Oshimi, Keita Kinoshita, Rei Yamashita
The current study examined the mediating role of sport-specific PERMA in the relationship between physical activity/passive sport consumption and global well-being/loneliness. We collected data to ...
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Developing an instrument to assess the satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs during the leisure activity of birdwatching (Birding-BPNSF) Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Nadine Großmann, Christoph Randler
Motivation and well-being are gaining attention in leisure research. However, the analysis of the prerequisites of these variables is lacking. Self-determination theory offers valuable insights int...
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Motivations and expectations in the planned visits to commercial public space post pandemic: A Grounded Theory approach Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Kangfu Zhuo, John Zacharias
While home-based digital leisure has developed rapidly, the need for out-of-home recreation is re-affirmed during the global pandemic. Commercial public space, one type of common leisure place, wit...
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Correction Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-14
Published in Journal of Leisure Research (Vol. 55, No. 3, 2024)
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Impacts of reflexive modernization in the context of sports, tourism, and leisure activities in nature: A theoretical review Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Vinicius Machado de Oliveira, Luiz Fernando Badaró, Neidiana Braga da Silva Souza, Verônica Volski Mattes, Rafael Augusto Marques dos Reis, Juliano de Souza
This article aims to understand the extent to which reflexive modernization dynamics have had an impact on tourism, sports, and recreational activities in nature. To this end, this exploratory, bib...
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“Sadly, we just let it go, it is so normalized”: Staff descriptions of violence among children within organized leisure Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Anna-Lena Borg, Karin Lager
The aim of this study was to investigate how staff describe violence among children within organized leisure in Sweden, named school-age EduCare. The study is based on ten semi-structured interview...
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Technology, innovation and leisure: Leisure engagement in new and unexpected ways Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Mary Ann Devine, Trace Gale
The interweaving of technology and leisure has become an integral part of leisure choice, access, engagement, management, and product development. This interweaving has resulted in new and innovati...
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In the era of COVID-19, is watching TV through OTT services becoming a digital leisure activity of choice? Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Soomin Joo, Yoonjae Nam
This study sought to examine the interrelationships among lifestyle, entertainment preferences, and the utilization of Over-The-Top (OTT) services as digital leisure activity. Specifically, the res...
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Advancing understanding of digital well-being at the intersection of technology and leisure Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Trace Gale, Mary Ann Devine
As new technologies emerge and are inserted within peoples’ lives each day, scholarly examination of the intersections between these innovations and leisure is increasingly vital. Researchers and t...
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How socioeconomic status shapes the association of social leisure with well-being Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Steven E. Mock, David W. Drewery, Lindsay Kalbfleisch, Alex T. Silver, Kai Jiang
Socioeconomic status (SES) or social class and leisure are closely linked, with leisure often seen as a marker of social class or social class constraining or facilitating access to leisure. Anothe...
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The role of mobile fitness applications in student leisure activities Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Jadwiga Berbeka, Krzysztof Borodako, Michał Rudnicki, Mariusz Łapczyński
The purpose of this study is to examine the behavior of students when using mobile applications (apps) during physical activity and to identify the determinants of their behavior. Analysis of varia...
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Empirically testing the experience type framework Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Mat D. Duerden, Camilla J. Hodge, Karen Melton, Peter Ward, Madison Bagley, Lexi Anderson, Tessa Meredith, Aubrey Rushton, Dennis Eggett, Andrew Lacanienta, Mark A. Widmer
Abstract In 2018, Duerden et al. proposed an experience type framework (ETF) which articulated key characteristics of ordinary and extraordinary experiences. While conceptually helpful, the framework has yet to be empirically tested. Thus, the purpose of this study was to empirically test the proposed hierarchical structure of the ETF. To achieve this purpose, we first developed, refined, and validated
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Online communities, identity, and leisure: Why online communities mean so much to married women with young children Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Ching-Hua Ho
Social media has generated diverse ways to enjoy leisure activities, for instance, through online communities where people interact and share leisure interests. This study applied qualitative resea...
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Context-free and work-related benefits of a leisure crafting intervention: A randomized controlled trial Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Paraskevas Petrou, Juriena de Vries
Abstract Leisure crafting (i.e., proactive leisure activities targeted at goal-setting, human connection, and personal development) may have context-free and work-related benefits for individuals. With Study 1 of the present paper, we aimed at making causal inferences about leisure crafting outcomes: A 4-week randomized controlled trial compared an online leisure crafting intervention against a control
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“The forest is my church”: Spirituality and the trail to recovery Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Justin Harmon
Abstract Leisure can be an essential resource in navigating life’s hardships, like cancer and other serious illnesses, as well as for addressing one’s spiritual needs. Frequently, when people are forced to face traumas and tragedies in their lives, they need to tap into their inner strength, an act that may summon a feeling of a connection to something ‘greater,’ often understood as spirituality, or
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Do working hours affect artistic and cultural participation? Evidence from Korea considering cultural genre and skill level Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Cheora Baik, Shik Heo
Abstract This paper explores how working hours influence cultural consumption in Seoul, Korea. Using the zero-inflated negative binomial (ZINB) model, we investigate how working time affects cultural consumption and how this effect differs by cultural genre. Considering white-collar-worker data from the Seoul Institute’s 2019 Seoul Survey, we distinguished two skill-level groups to investigate how
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Category versus labeled magnitude scale measures of immediate conscious leisure experiences: Engagement, immersion, and absorption Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Gary D. Ellis, Patti A. Freeman, Brian J. Hill, Jingxian Jiang
Abstract We developed and validated single-item category (CAT) and labeled magnitude (LM) scales of three recalled immediate conscious leisure experiences: engagement, immersion, and absorption. These minimally invasive scales are suitable for use in experiments, surveys, and evaluations in the travel and leisure industries. The CAT scales followed a familiar Likert-type format, while the LM scales
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The origins and (possible) future of practice in undergraduate education in recreation and leisure studies Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Daniel Theriault
Abstract Leisure practice, wherein a professional leads others through an activity or experience, is central to undergraduate education in recreation and leisure studies. This centrality persists despite scholarly critiques that leisure practice is disconnected from systemic social issues (e.g., poverty) which harm leisure participants, professionals, students, faculty, and the communities in which
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Videogaming as stress coping in NCAA Division III student-athletes during the pandemic: An exploratory analysis Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Tracy Trachsler, Ezra Wegbreit
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic led to a shutdown of college sports across all levels and a lack of leisure coping opportunities in student-athletes’ lives. When side-lined from play, student-athletes may turn to videogaming for stress coping. NCAA Division III student-athletes who played videogames completed surveys about their athletic identity and their use of videogaming as a coping method during
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“I really don’t know what I would have done without it”: Crafting as a means of stress coping during COVID-19 Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 M. Rebecca Genoe, Cory Kulczycki
Abstract COVID-19 led to several public health restrictions that limited access to leisure, yet leisure was vital to coping with pandemic-related stressors. Crafting is a home-based leisure activity that remained accessible after restrictions were put into place. The purpose of this article is to explore the role of crafting in stress coping during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
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Play of children and adolescents in foster care institutions in a city in southern Brazil Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Vitória Matos Garibaldi, Maria Eduarda Tomaz Luiz, Wihanna Cardozo de Castro Franzoni, Samara Escobar Martins, Beatriz Freitas da Cunha, Alcyane Marinho
This study aimed to identify the manifestation of play of children and adolescents from the perspective of professionals from foster care institutions in a city in southern Brazil. It is characteri...
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Comparing summer camp to other summertime settings: An explanatory-sequential mixed-methods study Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Robert P. Lubeznik-Warner, Jim Sibthorp, Dan Richmond, Michael Froehly, Taylor Wycoff
Summer camp can be a developmental setting; however, little is known about camp’s developmental characteristics compared to other summertime settings. In this explanatory-sequential study, we used ...
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An examination of the stability of the remembering self when measuring social connection derived from a shared leisure experience Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Camilla J. Hodge, Karen K. Melton, Mat D. Duerden, Mark A. Widmer, Aubrey Rushton, Alexis Kelley
Social connection has been identified as a public health priority, and is often positioned, in various forms, as an outcome of leisure experiences. In cases of assessing the hedonic quality of expe...
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Leisure, acculturation, and life satisfaction of Korean transnational-split families: A mixed-method study Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Sunhwan Hwang, KangJae “Jerry” Lee, Monika Stodolska
Korean Transnational-split Families (KTSF) are some of the most unique Living Apart Together relationships. However, little is known about their acculturation to a new host country and its relation...
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Landscape attributes as stimuli for cognitive restoration in the outdoor environment: A systematic review and thematic analysis Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Sharifah Khalizah Syed Othman Thani, Hazreena Hussein, Ng Siew Cheok
This systematic review aims to identify landscape attributes and characteristics of restorative environments that serve as stimuli for cognitive restoration in the outdoor environment. Studies focu...
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The stimulus-organism-response approach to the overcrowding problem: Qualitative evidence from theme park visitors Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Humeyra Dogru-Dastan, Burcu Selin Yilmaz
Increasing demand for theme parks combined with their limited resources have made overcrowding a significant concern for the leisure industry’s major suppliers. An exploratory study was conducted t...
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Turn off to tune in: Digital disconnection, digital consciousness, and meaningful leisure Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Justin Harmon, Lauren Duffy
This think piece reflects on the pervasiveness of smartphones—and the constant connection to information, entertainment, and social connections through the internet—in our lives and the implication...
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Unlocking the power of leisure: Associations between leisure activity and social integration of family and individual migrants Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Ying Zhao, Fangyu Liu
As living standards improve, leisure activities are increasingly important as they create windows of opportunity for migrants to use urban space and mingle with local residents. However, few migran...
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Programming parks. How do organized events and activities affect the inclusivity of urban green spaces? Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Andrew Smith, Guy Osborn, Goran Vodicka
Programming is one aspect of urban parks provision that has been neglected in existing research, even though it can provide flexible ways of connecting parks with their communities and attract diff...
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Identifying leisure education topics for university student well-being: A Delphi study Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Shintaro Kono, Shinichi Nagata, John Dattilo, Seung Jin Cho
Leisure education (LE) is a purposeful intervention that can enhance quality of leisure experiences and well-being. University students can benefit from LE because many encounter mental health chal...
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Regional disparities in green space access and associations with adult obesity: An urban–rural comparison in Florida Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Jinwon Kim, Eunjung Yang, Ji Youn Jeong, Brijesh Thapa
Despite the regional differences in green space access and adult obesity, relatively little attention has been paid to comparing the associations between green space access and adult obesity in urb...
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How tourism decision-making and on-site interactions promote family benefits: A power perspective Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Hongxu Liu, Chunxiao Li, Hong Xu
Different power distribution determines different collective decision-making strategies, through influencing group members how to express recommendations, resolve conflict, then shape consensus. Bu...
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Adolescents’ experiences in nature: Sources of everyday well-being Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Riikka Puhakka, Eemeli Hakoköngäs
Recently, adolescents’ decreasing contact with nature has raised concerns in many urbanized societies. In this study, we analyze Finnish adolescents’ leisure time experiences in natural environment...
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Solo travel intention: A study of Indonesian Muslim and non-Muslim women Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Dang Thuan An Nguyen, Liwei Hsu
The paper analyzed the intention to travel alone in the perceptions of Muslim and non-Muslim women regarding travel constraints, motivation, perceived behavioral control, negotiation, and openness....
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How do fan engagement and sport participation influence adaptation to campus and life satisfaction? A Comparison between American domestic and Asian international students Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Wonjun Choi, Wonju Lee, Chungsup Lee, Matthew Haugen, Jon Welty Peachey
The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the relationship among fan engagement and sport participation, adaptation to campus, and life satisfaction between American domestic and Asian i...
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The impact of internet use on leisure: Gender and age heterogeneity in young people Journal of Leisure Research (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Giuseppe Lamberti, Jordi López-Sintas, Pilar Lopez Belbeze
We explore internet use and in-person leisure activities in young people depending on gender and age in an endeavor to uncover primary sources of heterogeneity in that relationship. Using a causal ...