This mixed-methods study examined the impact of professional services on employment and leisure participation of mothers of children with autism. In Phase 1, 139 mothers with a child with autism completed a comprehensive survey addressing their experiences with services and occupational participation. In Phase 2, in-depth interviews, informed by grounded theory methodology, were conducted with ...

juvenile delinquency can be considered as an important issue in the social sciences. also, the adolescents' leisure activities are important subjects which have been studied in the social sciences and humanities. this study assessed the relationship between leisure activities and delinquency among 610 male and female high school student in the city of shiraz. the questionnaire consists of two s...

This study tries to examine the role of the family on the attitude of the youth for addiction. The survey method was used for analyzing the data from 250 young people from Varamin. The SPSS software was used in the research. The results show that there is a significant relationship between the attitudes toward addiction among the family members, parent's differences, parents' control, leisure a...

Spouses' balancing of housework and leisure activities at home may affect their recovery from work. This paper reports on a study of everyday family life in which 30 dual-earner couples were tracked around their homes by researchers who recorded their locations and activities every 10 min. For women, the most frequently pursued activities at home were housework, communication, and leisure; husb...

Family leisure increasingly plays a fundamental role as an educational resource that enhances human development and enriches intrafamily relationships. Theoretically, the conceptualization of free time leisure, typologies agents family benefits, difficulties, satisfaction are discussed at home. This empirical study aims to describe patterns shown by adolescents according context in which they r...