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Predictors of leisure physical activity in a spanish university population
Pedagogía Social: Revista Interuniversitaria, 2014 Objectives: To determine some predictors of leisure-time physical activity in the Spanish university environment. Participants: A total of 1340 participants (48% men), with an average age of 22 years.
Ana Ponce-de-León Elizondo +1 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT It is increasingly recognised by global research that extending out‐of‐home care (OOHC) until at least 21 years of age is the policy reform most likely to advance improved outcomes for care leavers. In recent years, all eight Australian jurisdictions (States and Territories) have introduced forms of extended care programs.
Philip Mendes +7 more
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Time and media-use of Italian Generation Y: dimensions of leisure preferences [PDF]
arXiv, 2017 Time spent in leisure is not a minor research question as it is acknowledged as a key aspect of one's quality of life. The primary aim of this article is to qualify time and Internet use of Italian Generation Y beyond media hype and assumptions.
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A significant proportion of young people exiting Out‐of‐Home Care (OOHC) encounter substantial challenges in securing housing, often leading to homelessness within a few months after leaving care. All Australian jurisdictions have now approved extended care programs up to 21 years; however, none of them currently offer these young people ...
Yujie Zhao, Jacinta Waugh
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The Gender Harassment Experiences of Women Who Play, Coach, Officiate and Manage Sport in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sport remains a male‐dominated industry despite increasing numbers of women participating and working in a variety roles and contexts. In many sports, women report negative experiences and face gendered challenges as elite players, community players, coaches and referees.
Samantha Marshall +3 more
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2017 Background Workers in Japan are not sufficiently active; however, it remains unclear how their leisure-time physical activity habits may be developed. This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship of age- and intensity-specific leisure-time ...
Hiroaki Itoh +5 more
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Towards Storytelling from Visual Lifelogging: An Overview [PDF]
, 2015 Visual lifelogging consists of acquiring images that capture the daily experiences of the user by wearing a camera over a long period of time. The pictures taken offer considerable potential for knowledge mining concerning how people live their lives, hence, they open up new opportunities for many potential applications in fields including healthcare ...
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Embedded in the framework of intergenerational solidarity, this paper explores the interactions between older immigrants' participation in volunteering activities and intergenerational family relationships in the Chinese community in Sydney, Australia. The study investigates the effects of volunteering on the lives of older Chinese immigrants.
Bingqin Li +5 more
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Leisure time and labor productivity: a new economic view rooted from sociological perspective
Economics: Journal Articles, 2019 Most economists measure labor productivity based on activities conducted at places of work and do not consider leisure time in their calculations. In contrast, psychologists and sociologists argue that leisure has a positive role in the production ...
Cui Dan +4 more
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Urban-rural differences of free activities in children of age 11-14
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020 Objectives: The problem of the research is to investigate the situation of free activities of primary school students in urban and rural areas in Kosovo.
Shqipe Bajcinca Brestovci +2 more
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