The equality of genders has always remained a contentious issue. Every sphere of life is characterized by differential status ascribed to men and women. It has been argued that women have long been the disadvantaged gender in leisure. Taking specifically the case of travel for leisure, this study is an attempt to explore if socio-demographic factors like family responsibilities, dominance of sp...

The purpose of this study is to assess the factors affecting  membership satisfaction in Andimeshk, using the Cochran Formula  with 260 people as sample size. Significant relationship between the variables for the statistical tests like Summer's D, Kendall, and Spearman and multivariate regression analysis and path analysis were mental health of family and social levels, and eliminating or cont...

Background: Participation in leisure activities with peers and family gatherings is beneficial, but some activities such as smoking, may increase harmful health behaviors. This is the first study which investigates how students in Varamin, Tehran, Iran, perceive smoking during their leisure time. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2021 and involved 319 school-going adolescent...

This study was performed to determine the associations of depressive symptoms with regular leisure activity and family social support among Japanese workers. The study participants consisted of 1,605 men and 348 women. Depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to adjust for potentially associate...

This research examines whether urban form indicators are useful predictors of family-engaged active leisure among U.S. population. The study sample includes 23,759 adult respondents from the 2003-2008 American Time Use Survey who lived with family members in 326 metropolitan counties. Urban form is measured at the county level by two methods: one uses the remotely-sensed nighttime satellite ima...