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Space for inclusion? The Construction of Sport and Leisure Spaces as Places for Migrant Communities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The research on which this paper is based started from the proposition that sport and leisure spaces can support processes of social inclusion (Amara et al., 2005), yet may also serve to exclude certain groups.
Hylton, K   +4 more
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Ethics in Leisure - An Agenda for Research [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The point of our brief paper today is to draw attention to the scope of ethics in leisure research (and therefore, by implication, teaching too) that is underpinned by philosophy and the rich potential it offers for academics in the next ...
McNamee, M, Brackenridge, CH
core   +6 more sources

The relationship between serious leisure and recreation specialization in sportspeople with and without physical disabilities

open access: yesHeliyon, 2021
This study analyzes whether the relationship between serious leisure and recreation specialization differs for federated sportspeople with and without physical disabilities. Sportspeople with and without physical disabilities in the Basque Country (Spain)
Ioseba Iraurgi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The benefits of in-group contact through physical activity involvement for health and well-being among Korean immigrants

open access: yesInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2014
This qualitative study is designed to examine the benefits of physical activity involvement with members of the same ethnic group. For this study, Korean immigrants who were members of Korean physical activity clubs such as badminton and tennis were ...
Junhyoung Kim, Jinmoo Heo, Jun Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Time-trends and correlates of obesity in Czech adolescents in relation to family socioeconomic status over a 16-year study period (2002–2018)

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background The main objective of the study is to analyse the changes in the prevalence of obesity among Czech adolescents between 2002 and 2018 with regard to the socioeconomic status (SES) of adolescents’ families and to find SES-separated correlates of
Erik Sigmund   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing Connectedness to Nature in Urban Outdoor Settings: A Potential Pathway Through Awe, Solitude, and Leisure

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
Outdoor leisure experiences may represent an understudied yet effective pathway to promote connectedness to nature for urban park visitors. In contrast to outdoor recreation, this critical essay argues outdoor leisure more heavily emphasizes eudaimonic ...
Timothy J. Mateer
doaj   +1 more source

Boredom in workplace and its relationship to life satisfaction among recreation and leisure professionals

open access: yesTourism & Management Studies, 2023
This study examined the relationship between job boredom and life satisfaction among recreation and leisure professionals. Data was collected from 365 members of Florida Recreation and Parks Association. A set of regression analyses were used to find out
Joohyun Lee , Zack Wetzel
doaj  

Recreation and leisure in promoting social inclusion: A reflection of documented theory [PDF]

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2020
Recreation, leisure and tourism is an essential part of human life and different forms of recreation are shaped naturally by individual interests but also by the surrounding social construction.
Samukelisiwe Nkwanyana
doaj  

Visual responses of patients with generalized anxiety disorder who cycling in the virtual sportscapes with different tree cover densities

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
The tree density of virtual sportscape is the main factor that determines the benefits that generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) patients can obtain when they exercise with virtual environment.
Tsai-Chiao Wang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The rhythms of citizens’ leisure and recreation: a case study based on social media data

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution
IntroductionLeisure and recreation behavior has become one of the important lifestyles for urban residents, according to the continuous development of China’s social economy and the improvement of urban residents’ living standards and the spatio-temporal
Yuansuo Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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