Leisure property trends: Consumer spending and leisure futures

Evaluating the quality and methods of spending leisure time and sport activities among soldiers

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to assess the soldiers’ satisfaction with leisure facilities and sportive activities in the garrison. Materials and Methods: The present research is a survey and purposeful study. The research tool in this study is a researcher-made questionnaire based on reviewed literatures and an interview with some of the garrison expert’s managers. The survey co...

Pursuing leisure during leisure-time physical activity.

BACKGROUND While considerable attention has been given to quantifying leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among subpopulations, less attention has focused on the perception of the experience as leisure. The current study describes the prevalence of leisure-like experiences during LTPA among college students. We describe the social contexts and activity settings that contribute to participant ...

Work-Leisure Relations: Leisure Orientation and the Meaning of Work

The relationship between work and leisure, with regard to various aspects of work and its meaning, was examined in two groups of people: leisure-oriented and work-oriented. Leisure-to-work spillover characterized the relations between leisure orientation and the following variables: absolute work centrality, interpersonal contacts, intrinsic orientation, obligation norm, and weekly work hours. ...

Visualizing Leisure

This essay defines the visual approach through a review of leisure-related literature and draws insights from scholars across the social sciences. Visual leisure is the collection of several approaches to research that recognizes the relevance of vision to ways we make sense of leisure in our lives. It is not about more data or incremental advancement, but on providing a different kind of data ...

Income, Leisure, and Happiness