The evidence concerning the relative importance of physical activity, restorative experiences, and social interaction as mediators between exposure to nature and well-being has been inconsistent. We investigated whether there is a relationship between the average time used for nature-based recreation and emotional well-being and whether it is mediated through restorative experiences, social com...

LAY SUMMARY Military personnel and Veterans receiving psychotherapy for mental health diagnoses such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often have only modest symptom improvement. The authors wondered whether participating in a therapeutic recreation creative arts group along with would aid recovery. A 12-week program called the my Social life, Expression, Leisure Food (mySELF) was created...

Nature recreation conflicts with conservation, but its impacts on wildlife are not fully understood. Where recreation is not regulated, visitors to natural areas may gather in large numbers on weekends and holidays. This may increase variance in fitness in wild populations, if individuals whose critical life cycle stages coincide with periods of high human disturbance are at a disadvantage. We ...

This paper was developed to promote understanding of the complex process of leisure service delivery for children and adults with mental retardation and encourage people to work together to enhance leisure opportunities in integrated settings. The meaning of several terms associated with leisure were clarified and limitations of past and existing leisure services presented. We discussed our bel...

OBJECTIVE To develop a set of national injury indicators for Canadian children and youth which will eventually be used to reflect and monitor identified prevention priorities. METHODS The Canadian Injury Indicators Development Team brought together injury researchers, policy makers, and practitioners to develop injury indicators in the following areas: overall health services implications; mo...

Recreational activities, which are a service tool in tourism enterprises, known to have an important place. In this study is aims evaluation from the managerial aspect of recreation services that offer firms business field winter Turkey. The sampling consists 16 accommodation (4-5 star) establishments Interview technique was used as data collection method. As result interviews; it be understood...

Students will experience leisure boredom when they are not exposed to active recreation. The study aimed determine the participation patterns in recreation of undergraduate students at a South African university and what degree boredom. A once-off cross-sectional design consisting sample 581 was used. Questions related demographic information, frequency, format were included. There statisticall...

HERE IS A great deal of factual information on the correlation between leisure/leisure activities and on the promotion and maintenance of physical health, but relatively little on their relationships with mental health. This is probably because physical health is relatively easy to define, whereas mental health is a much more abstract and subjective concept, implying causes and risk factors tha...