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Bryan Smale

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ID3927675
NAMEBryan Smale
GIVEN NAMESBryan
FAMILY NAMESmale
SIGNATURESMALE B
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Waterloo
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS25
TOTAL CITATIONS255
AUTHOR COUNT25
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1985
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX10
  • Moderating Effect of Leisure Satisfaction on the Association between Loneliness and Subjective Wellbeing among Older Adults

    Mingjie Gao, Bryan Smale•ARTICLE•Leisure Sciences•2026

    This study explores the role of leisure satisfaction as a potential moderator in the relationship between feelings of loneliness and subjective wellbeing among older adults. Data were drawn from a survey of a stratified random sample of residents living in a southwestern region of Ontario, Canada, during the fall of 2022, and focused on respondents who are 65 years of age and older (n = 1,391). Results of moderation analyses suggest that leisure …

  • Moderating effect of leisure satisfaction on the relationship between work-life conflict and life satisfaction

    Mingjie Gao, Nanxi Yan et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Studies•2025•References: 65

  • Moderating effects of recreation opportunities on the relationship between leisure and wellbeing among children and youth

    Mingjie Gao, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Loisir et Société / Society and…•2025•References: 4

  • Stigma associated with dementia among recreation and leisure studies students and professionals

    Alisa Grigorovich, Rebekah Norman et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure/Loisir•2024

    Stigma negatively impacts quality of life of people living with dementia and their families and their interactions with others (e.g. community members, health and social care professionals). While recreation and leisure studies professionals play a key role in challenging this stigma by facilitating the engagement of persons living with dementia in meaningful activities in their communities, to date no study has explored stigma associated with de…

  • Exploring the determinants and mitigating factors of loneliness among older adults

    Open Access•Bryan Smale, Jeffrey Wilson et al.•ARTICLE•Wellbeing Space and Society•2022

    This study presents the results of an analysis of selected risk factors associated with loneliness and the effectiveness of mitigating factors in buffering feelings of loneliness among older adults (55 years and older). The relationship between loneliness and human health is increasingly a population health concern because increased loneliness leads to a deterioration of people's health and wellbeing. The data used in the study were drawn from th…

  • Examining the change in wellbeing following a holiday

    Open Access•Jibin Yu, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Tourism Management•2021•Cited by: 17•References: 89

  • The role of health beliefs in moderating the relationship between leisure participation and wellbeing among older Chinese adults

    Jibin Yu, Steven E Mock et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Studies•2021•Cited by: 4•References: 58

    Much research suggests that physical leisure activity contributes to wellbeing and that sedentary leisure activity diminishes wellbeing, but an increasing number of studies challenge this dominant discourse. To better understand the relationship and provide new insight to inconsistent findings, we examined how health beliefs concerning the benefits of leisure moderate the association between leisure participation and subjective wellbeing by drawi…

  • When you think your neighbour's cooking pot is better than yours: A mixed-methods exploration of inequality and wellbeing in Ghana

    Open Access•Joseph Kangmennaang, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Social Science & Medicine•2019•Cited by: 4•References: 50

  • Measurement of feelings of obligation to volunteer: The Obligation to Volunteer as Commitment (OVC) and Obligation to Volunteer as Duty (OVD) scales

    Karen Gallant, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Studies•2017•Cited by: 1•References: 36

    While definitions of volunteering centre on the concepts of freedom and choice, in practice volunteering can be imbued with aspects of obligation. This paper describes the development of measures of feelings of obligation to volunteer. As a foundation for scale development, a literature review of feelings of obligation to volunteer suggested two dimensions of obligation: commitment, related to the devotion of volunteers who engage in serious leis…

  • Understanding the association between time spent caregiving and well-being among employed adults: Testing a Model of Work-Life Fit and Sense of Community

    Margo Hilbrecht, Donna S Lero et al.•ARTICLE•Community Work & Family•2017•Cited by: 7•References: 47

    This study examines factors associated with work–life fit and sense of geographic community as mediators of the negative association between caregiving demands and well-being among employed informal caregivers. Data were drawn from a larger project assessing well-being among residents of three mid-size cities in Ontario, Canada. A subsample was selected of informal caregivers who worked for pay for at least eight hours/week (n = 276). Caregiving …

  • Use of Leisure Facilities and Wellbeing of Adult Caregivers

    Emily Schryer, Steven E Mock et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Sciences•2016•Cited by: 1•References: 53

    The current research examines leisure facility use as a moderator of the negative association of caregiving demands with wellbeing among informal caregivers. In accordance with the leisure constraints model, the study also explores the role of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and structural factors that may constrain or facilitate caregivers' use of leisure infrastructure. Data were collected as part of a survey conducted by the Canadian Index of We…

  • Consulting with Citizens in the Design of Wellbeing Measures and Policies: Lessons from a Systems Science Application

    Open Access•M Janice Hogan, Michael J Hogan et al.•ARTICLE•Social Indicators Research•2015•Cited by: 9•References: 21

  • Highway to health? Commute time and well-being among Canadian adults

    Margo Hilbrecht, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•World Leisure & Recreation•2014•Cited by: 7•References: 7

    This paper examines commute time, time spent in activities benefical to well-being, and the relationship to self-assessed well-being. Using cross-sectional data from the 2010 Canadian General Social Survey, Cycle 24, time use patterns and feelings of well-being are assessed for a subsample of 3409 men and women who regularly commute to work by car. Drawing upon a resource drain model, daily activities known to affect well-being were selected for …

  • Serious Leisure as an Avenue for Nurturing Community

    Karen Gallant, Susan Arai et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Sciences•2013•Cited by: 10•References: 35

    Using a communitarian framework to explore relationships between individuals and community, survey research was used to examine relationships among volunteers’ personal value orientations of individualism and collectivism, experiences of volunteering as serious leisure, and perceptions of sense of community and social cohesion. Based on survey responses from 300 current volunteers at ten voluntary organizations, findings linked collectivism and i…

  • Civic Engagement Through Mandatory Community Service: Implications of Serious Leisure

    Karen Gallant, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Leisure Research•2010•Cited by: 14•References: 10

    This study explores university students' attitudes of social responsibility and participation in volunteering, examining how these are related to prior experiences of mandatory community service in high school. Students' perceptions of the quality of their mandatory community service experience were found to be powerful predictors of their attitudes towards social responsibility, while ongoing volunteering was found to be influenced more signific…

  • Association of Parkland Proximity with Neighborhood and Park-based Physical Activity: Variations by Gender and Age

    Andrew T Kaczynski, Luke R Potwarka et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Sciences•2009•Cited by: 28•References: 62

    This study examined how the number and total size of neighborhood parks within 1 kilometer (km) of participants' homes, as well as distance to the closest park, were associated with moderate-to-strenuous physical activity (MSPA) in three contexts: total, neighborhood-based, and park-based. Data were collected from 384 adults in a Canadian city. Each additional hectare of park area within 1 km increased the odds of participating in 150 or more min…

  • Contributions of Leisure Participation in Predicting Stress Coping and Health among Police and Emergency Response Services Workers

    Open Access•Yoshitaka Iwasaki, Roger C Mannell et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Health Psychology•2004•Cited by: 29•References: 59

    This study examined the extent to which frequency and enjoyment measures of leisure participation predict adaptational outcomes, over and above the contributions of general coping. Police and emergency response services workers ( N = 132) participated in the study, and a repeated measures design was used. The study provides evidence that the type of leisure activity matters in predicting immediate adaptational outcomes (coping effectiveness, copi…

  • A Short-term Longitudinal Analysis of Leisure Coping Used by Police and Emergency Response Service Workers

    Yoshi Iwasaki, Roger C Mannell et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Leisure Research•2002•Cited by: 18•References: 6

    Despite the growth of leisure coping research, an important yet neglected idea is whether or not and how leisure contributes to coping with stress above and beyond the effects of general coping; that is, coping not directly associated with leisure (e.g., problem-focused coping). The purpose of the present study was to examine the contributions of leisure to coping with stress and maintaining good physical and mental health among workers of police…

  • Bittersweet Journeys: Meanings of Leisure in the Institution-based Caregiving Context

    Sherry L Dupui, Sherry L Dupuis et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Leisure Research•2000•Cited by: 21•References: 12

    Research on leisure and caregiving has focused almost exclusively on caregivers providing care in the community. Guided by a symbolic interactionist approach and the conceptual framework of the caregiving career, the purpose of this study was to examine the meaning of leisure in the institution-based caregiving context. How family members define their roles and how those role definitions then influence the meaning of leisure was explored within a…

  • Longitudinal analyses of the relationships among life transitions, chronic health problems, leisure, and psychological well‐being

    Yoshi Iwasaki, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Sciences•1998•Cited by: 29•References: 39

    In an attempt to integrate research on stress coping and research on psychological well‐being, we conducted longitudinal and disaggregated analyses of the relationships between leisure‐related constructs (i.e., level of leisure participation and the importance of leisure goals) and psychological well‐being for groups of individuals classified by gender and life events (i.e., chronic health problems and life transitions). Using two surveys on well…

  • More Work—Less Leisure? Changing Allocations of Time in Canada, 1981 to 1992

    Jiri Zuzanek, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Loisir et Société / Society and…•1997•Cited by: 15•References: 10

    This article assesses changes in the distribution of time to major groups of daily activities in Canada between 1981 and 1992, and identifies social groups which have been exposed during this period to the greatest pressures of paid and unpaid work. The article examines, in particular: (a) trends in the allocation of time to paid work, domestic work, combined loads of paid and unpaid work, personal needs, and free time; (b) the changing compositi…

  • An Examination of Relationship Between Psychological Well-Being and Depression and Leisure Activity Participation Among Older Adults

    Sherry L Dupui, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Loisir et Société / Society and…•1995•Cited by: 24•References: 7

    Previous research has suggested that leisure participation is positively related to an individual's physical well-being and overall life satisfaction, but has generally neglected its relationship to psychological well-being and depression. Older adults are most susceptible to declines in these psychological states because of the losses typically associated with the aging process. Therefore, in this paper, the relationships between leisure activit…

  • Life-Cycle Variations in Across-the-Week Allocation of Time to Selected Daily Activities

    Jiri Zuzanek, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Loisir et Société / Society and…•1992•Cited by: 10•References: 4

    In this paper, the relationships between three major concepts are examined: life-cycle, daily uses of time, and weekly rhythms of everyday life. Using data drawn from the 1986 General Social Survey (Canada), five life-cycle groupings are compared on the time each devotes to selected activities on each day of the week. Activities examined included work, domestic work, personal needs, and discretionary (leisure) time. Several significant difference…

  • Ecotourism and Natural Resource Protection: Implications of An Alternative Form of Tourism for Host Nations

    David A Fennell, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Tourism Recreation Research•1992•Cited by: 6•References: 11

    The growth of special interest tourism, or ecotourism, brings with it several concerns associated with the protection of the natural areas and features to which these types of tourists are drawn. In this paper, the concept of ecotourism is examined first as a form of alternative tourism, then case study examples are described that exemplify the special concerns for the natural resource base of host nations, and a profile of Canadian ecotourists t…

  • A Method for Describing Spatial Variations in Recreation Participation

    Bryan Smale, Bryan J A Smale•ARTICLE•Loisir et Société / Society and…•1985•Cited by: 1•References: 1

    The paper presents a methodology for describing spatial variations in recreation participation and a means of explaining the extent to which these variations are a function of demographic and residential structure. For exemplary purposes, “locational quotients”—indices reflecting the extent to which each of a set of areas departs from some regional average—are calculated for each of the 1981 Census Tracts (N = 65) for the membership categories of…

  • Contributions of Leisure Participation in Predicting Stress Coping and Health among Police and Emergency Response Services Workers

    Open Access•Yoshitaka Iwasaki, Roger C Mannell et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Health Psychology•2004•Cited by: 29•References: 59

    This study examined the extent to which frequency and enjoyment measures of leisure participation predict adaptational outcomes, over and above the contributions of general coping. Police and emergency response services workers ( N = 132) participated in the study, and a repeated measures design was used. The study provides evidence that the type of leisure activity matters in predicting immediate adaptational outcomes (coping effectiveness, copi…

  • Longitudinal analyses of the relationships among life transitions, chronic health problems, leisure, and psychological well‐being

    Yoshi Iwasaki, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Sciences•1998•Cited by: 29•References: 39

    In an attempt to integrate research on stress coping and research on psychological well‐being, we conducted longitudinal and disaggregated analyses of the relationships between leisure‐related constructs (i.e., level of leisure participation and the importance of leisure goals) and psychological well‐being for groups of individuals classified by gender and life events (i.e., chronic health problems and life transitions). Using two surveys on well…

  • Association of Parkland Proximity with Neighborhood and Park-based Physical Activity: Variations by Gender and Age

    Andrew T Kaczynski, Luke R Potwarka et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Sciences•2009•Cited by: 28•References: 62

    This study examined how the number and total size of neighborhood parks within 1 kilometer (km) of participants' homes, as well as distance to the closest park, were associated with moderate-to-strenuous physical activity (MSPA) in three contexts: total, neighborhood-based, and park-based. Data were collected from 384 adults in a Canadian city. Each additional hectare of park area within 1 km increased the odds of participating in 150 or more min…

  • An Examination of Relationship Between Psychological Well-Being and Depression and Leisure Activity Participation Among Older Adults

    Sherry L Dupui, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Loisir et Société / Society and…•1995•Cited by: 24•References: 7

    Previous research has suggested that leisure participation is positively related to an individual's physical well-being and overall life satisfaction, but has generally neglected its relationship to psychological well-being and depression. Older adults are most susceptible to declines in these psychological states because of the losses typically associated with the aging process. Therefore, in this paper, the relationships between leisure activit…

  • Bittersweet Journeys: Meanings of Leisure in the Institution-based Caregiving Context

    Sherry L Dupui, Sherry L Dupuis et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Leisure Research•2000•Cited by: 21•References: 12

    Research on leisure and caregiving has focused almost exclusively on caregivers providing care in the community. Guided by a symbolic interactionist approach and the conceptual framework of the caregiving career, the purpose of this study was to examine the meaning of leisure in the institution-based caregiving context. How family members define their roles and how those role definitions then influence the meaning of leisure was explored within a…

  • A Short-term Longitudinal Analysis of Leisure Coping Used by Police and Emergency Response Service Workers

    Yoshi Iwasaki, Roger C Mannell et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Leisure Research•2002•Cited by: 18•References: 6

    Despite the growth of leisure coping research, an important yet neglected idea is whether or not and how leisure contributes to coping with stress above and beyond the effects of general coping; that is, coping not directly associated with leisure (e.g., problem-focused coping). The purpose of the present study was to examine the contributions of leisure to coping with stress and maintaining good physical and mental health among workers of police…

  • Examining the change in wellbeing following a holiday

    Open Access•Jibin Yu, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Tourism Management•2021•Cited by: 17•References: 89

  • More Work—Less Leisure? Changing Allocations of Time in Canada, 1981 to 1992

    Jiri Zuzanek, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Loisir et Société / Society and…•1997•Cited by: 15•References: 10

    This article assesses changes in the distribution of time to major groups of daily activities in Canada between 1981 and 1992, and identifies social groups which have been exposed during this period to the greatest pressures of paid and unpaid work. The article examines, in particular: (a) trends in the allocation of time to paid work, domestic work, combined loads of paid and unpaid work, personal needs, and free time; (b) the changing compositi…

  • Civic Engagement Through Mandatory Community Service: Implications of Serious Leisure

    Karen Gallant, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Leisure Research•2010•Cited by: 14•References: 10

    This study explores university students' attitudes of social responsibility and participation in volunteering, examining how these are related to prior experiences of mandatory community service in high school. Students' perceptions of the quality of their mandatory community service experience were found to be powerful predictors of their attitudes towards social responsibility, while ongoing volunteering was found to be influenced more signific…

  • Serious Leisure as an Avenue for Nurturing Community

    Karen Gallant, Susan Arai et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Sciences•2013•Cited by: 10•References: 35

    Using a communitarian framework to explore relationships between individuals and community, survey research was used to examine relationships among volunteers’ personal value orientations of individualism and collectivism, experiences of volunteering as serious leisure, and perceptions of sense of community and social cohesion. Based on survey responses from 300 current volunteers at ten voluntary organizations, findings linked collectivism and i…

  • Life-Cycle Variations in Across-the-Week Allocation of Time to Selected Daily Activities

    Jiri Zuzanek, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Loisir et Société / Society and…•1992•Cited by: 10•References: 4

    In this paper, the relationships between three major concepts are examined: life-cycle, daily uses of time, and weekly rhythms of everyday life. Using data drawn from the 1986 General Social Survey (Canada), five life-cycle groupings are compared on the time each devotes to selected activities on each day of the week. Activities examined included work, domestic work, personal needs, and discretionary (leisure) time. Several significant difference…

  • Consulting with Citizens in the Design of Wellbeing Measures and Policies: Lessons from a Systems Science Application

    Open Access•M Janice Hogan, Michael J Hogan et al.•ARTICLE•Social Indicators Research•2015•Cited by: 9•References: 21

  • Understanding the association between time spent caregiving and well-being among employed adults: Testing a Model of Work-Life Fit and Sense of Community

    Margo Hilbrecht, Donna S Lero et al.•ARTICLE•Community Work & Family•2017•Cited by: 7•References: 47

    This study examines factors associated with work–life fit and sense of geographic community as mediators of the negative association between caregiving demands and well-being among employed informal caregivers. Data were drawn from a larger project assessing well-being among residents of three mid-size cities in Ontario, Canada. A subsample was selected of informal caregivers who worked for pay for at least eight hours/week (n = 276). Caregiving …

  • Highway to health? Commute time and well-being among Canadian adults

    Margo Hilbrecht, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•World Leisure & Recreation•2014•Cited by: 7•References: 7

    This paper examines commute time, time spent in activities benefical to well-being, and the relationship to self-assessed well-being. Using cross-sectional data from the 2010 Canadian General Social Survey, Cycle 24, time use patterns and feelings of well-being are assessed for a subsample of 3409 men and women who regularly commute to work by car. Drawing upon a resource drain model, daily activities known to affect well-being were selected for …

  • Ecotourism and Natural Resource Protection: Implications of An Alternative Form of Tourism for Host Nations

    David A Fennell, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Tourism Recreation Research•1992•Cited by: 6•References: 11

    The growth of special interest tourism, or ecotourism, brings with it several concerns associated with the protection of the natural areas and features to which these types of tourists are drawn. In this paper, the concept of ecotourism is examined first as a form of alternative tourism, then case study examples are described that exemplify the special concerns for the natural resource base of host nations, and a profile of Canadian ecotourists t…

  • The role of health beliefs in moderating the relationship between leisure participation and wellbeing among older Chinese adults

    Jibin Yu, Steven E Mock et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Studies•2021•Cited by: 4•References: 58

    Much research suggests that physical leisure activity contributes to wellbeing and that sedentary leisure activity diminishes wellbeing, but an increasing number of studies challenge this dominant discourse. To better understand the relationship and provide new insight to inconsistent findings, we examined how health beliefs concerning the benefits of leisure moderate the association between leisure participation and subjective wellbeing by drawi…

  • When you think your neighbour's cooking pot is better than yours: A mixed-methods exploration of inequality and wellbeing in Ghana

    Open Access•Joseph Kangmennaang, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Social Science & Medicine•2019•Cited by: 4•References: 50

  • Measurement of feelings of obligation to volunteer: The Obligation to Volunteer as Commitment (OVC) and Obligation to Volunteer as Duty (OVD) scales

    Karen Gallant, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Studies•2017•Cited by: 1•References: 36

    While definitions of volunteering centre on the concepts of freedom and choice, in practice volunteering can be imbued with aspects of obligation. This paper describes the development of measures of feelings of obligation to volunteer. As a foundation for scale development, a literature review of feelings of obligation to volunteer suggested two dimensions of obligation: commitment, related to the devotion of volunteers who engage in serious leis…

  • Use of Leisure Facilities and Wellbeing of Adult Caregivers

    Emily Schryer, Steven E Mock et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Sciences•2016•Cited by: 1•References: 53

    The current research examines leisure facility use as a moderator of the negative association of caregiving demands with wellbeing among informal caregivers. In accordance with the leisure constraints model, the study also explores the role of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and structural factors that may constrain or facilitate caregivers' use of leisure infrastructure. Data were collected as part of a survey conducted by the Canadian Index of We…

  • A Method for Describing Spatial Variations in Recreation Participation

    Bryan Smale, Bryan J A Smale•ARTICLE•Loisir et Société / Society and…•1985•Cited by: 1•References: 1

    The paper presents a methodology for describing spatial variations in recreation participation and a means of explaining the extent to which these variations are a function of demographic and residential structure. For exemplary purposes, “locational quotients”—indices reflecting the extent to which each of a set of areas departs from some regional average—are calculated for each of the 1981 Census Tracts (N = 65) for the membership categories of…

  • A Method for Describing Spatial Variations in Recreation Participation

    Bryan Smale, Bryan J A Smale•ARTICLE•Loisir et Société / Society and…•1985•Cited by: 1•References: 1

    The paper presents a methodology for describing spatial variations in recreation participation and a means of explaining the extent to which these variations are a function of demographic and residential structure. For exemplary purposes, “locational quotients”—indices reflecting the extent to which each of a set of areas departs from some regional average—are calculated for each of the 1981 Census Tracts (N = 65) for the membership categories of…

  • Life-Cycle Variations in Across-the-Week Allocation of Time to Selected Daily Activities

    Jiri Zuzanek, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Loisir et Société / Society and…•1992•Cited by: 10•References: 4

    In this paper, the relationships between three major concepts are examined: life-cycle, daily uses of time, and weekly rhythms of everyday life. Using data drawn from the 1986 General Social Survey (Canada), five life-cycle groupings are compared on the time each devotes to selected activities on each day of the week. Activities examined included work, domestic work, personal needs, and discretionary (leisure) time. Several significant difference…

  • Ecotourism and Natural Resource Protection: Implications of An Alternative Form of Tourism for Host Nations

    David A Fennell, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Tourism Recreation Research•1992•Cited by: 6•References: 11

    The growth of special interest tourism, or ecotourism, brings with it several concerns associated with the protection of the natural areas and features to which these types of tourists are drawn. In this paper, the concept of ecotourism is examined first as a form of alternative tourism, then case study examples are described that exemplify the special concerns for the natural resource base of host nations, and a profile of Canadian ecotourists t…

  • An Examination of Relationship Between Psychological Well-Being and Depression and Leisure Activity Participation Among Older Adults

    Sherry L Dupui, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Loisir et Société / Society and…•1995•Cited by: 24•References: 7

    Previous research has suggested that leisure participation is positively related to an individual's physical well-being and overall life satisfaction, but has generally neglected its relationship to psychological well-being and depression. Older adults are most susceptible to declines in these psychological states because of the losses typically associated with the aging process. Therefore, in this paper, the relationships between leisure activit…

  • More Work—Less Leisure? Changing Allocations of Time in Canada, 1981 to 1992

    Jiri Zuzanek, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Loisir et Société / Society and…•1997•Cited by: 15•References: 10

    This article assesses changes in the distribution of time to major groups of daily activities in Canada between 1981 and 1992, and identifies social groups which have been exposed during this period to the greatest pressures of paid and unpaid work. The article examines, in particular: (a) trends in the allocation of time to paid work, domestic work, combined loads of paid and unpaid work, personal needs, and free time; (b) the changing compositi…

  • Longitudinal analyses of the relationships among life transitions, chronic health problems, leisure, and psychological well‐being

    Yoshi Iwasaki, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Sciences•1998•Cited by: 29•References: 39

    In an attempt to integrate research on stress coping and research on psychological well‐being, we conducted longitudinal and disaggregated analyses of the relationships between leisure‐related constructs (i.e., level of leisure participation and the importance of leisure goals) and psychological well‐being for groups of individuals classified by gender and life events (i.e., chronic health problems and life transitions). Using two surveys on well…

  • Bittersweet Journeys: Meanings of Leisure in the Institution-based Caregiving Context

    Sherry L Dupui, Sherry L Dupuis et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Leisure Research•2000•Cited by: 21•References: 12

    Research on leisure and caregiving has focused almost exclusively on caregivers providing care in the community. Guided by a symbolic interactionist approach and the conceptual framework of the caregiving career, the purpose of this study was to examine the meaning of leisure in the institution-based caregiving context. How family members define their roles and how those role definitions then influence the meaning of leisure was explored within a…

  • A Short-term Longitudinal Analysis of Leisure Coping Used by Police and Emergency Response Service Workers

    Yoshi Iwasaki, Roger C Mannell et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Leisure Research•2002•Cited by: 18•References: 6

    Despite the growth of leisure coping research, an important yet neglected idea is whether or not and how leisure contributes to coping with stress above and beyond the effects of general coping; that is, coping not directly associated with leisure (e.g., problem-focused coping). The purpose of the present study was to examine the contributions of leisure to coping with stress and maintaining good physical and mental health among workers of police…

  • Contributions of Leisure Participation in Predicting Stress Coping and Health among Police and Emergency Response Services Workers

    Open Access•Yoshitaka Iwasaki, Roger C Mannell et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Health Psychology•2004•Cited by: 29•References: 59

    This study examined the extent to which frequency and enjoyment measures of leisure participation predict adaptational outcomes, over and above the contributions of general coping. Police and emergency response services workers ( N = 132) participated in the study, and a repeated measures design was used. The study provides evidence that the type of leisure activity matters in predicting immediate adaptational outcomes (coping effectiveness, copi…

  • Association of Parkland Proximity with Neighborhood and Park-based Physical Activity: Variations by Gender and Age

    Andrew T Kaczynski, Luke R Potwarka et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Sciences•2009•Cited by: 28•References: 62

    This study examined how the number and total size of neighborhood parks within 1 kilometer (km) of participants' homes, as well as distance to the closest park, were associated with moderate-to-strenuous physical activity (MSPA) in three contexts: total, neighborhood-based, and park-based. Data were collected from 384 adults in a Canadian city. Each additional hectare of park area within 1 km increased the odds of participating in 150 or more min…

  • Civic Engagement Through Mandatory Community Service: Implications of Serious Leisure

    Karen Gallant, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Leisure Research•2010•Cited by: 14•References: 10

    This study explores university students' attitudes of social responsibility and participation in volunteering, examining how these are related to prior experiences of mandatory community service in high school. Students' perceptions of the quality of their mandatory community service experience were found to be powerful predictors of their attitudes towards social responsibility, while ongoing volunteering was found to be influenced more signific…

  • Serious Leisure as an Avenue for Nurturing Community

    Karen Gallant, Susan Arai et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Sciences•2013•Cited by: 10•References: 35

    Using a communitarian framework to explore relationships between individuals and community, survey research was used to examine relationships among volunteers’ personal value orientations of individualism and collectivism, experiences of volunteering as serious leisure, and perceptions of sense of community and social cohesion. Based on survey responses from 300 current volunteers at ten voluntary organizations, findings linked collectivism and i…

  • Highway to health? Commute time and well-being among Canadian adults

    Margo Hilbrecht, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•World Leisure & Recreation•2014•Cited by: 7•References: 7

    This paper examines commute time, time spent in activities benefical to well-being, and the relationship to self-assessed well-being. Using cross-sectional data from the 2010 Canadian General Social Survey, Cycle 24, time use patterns and feelings of well-being are assessed for a subsample of 3409 men and women who regularly commute to work by car. Drawing upon a resource drain model, daily activities known to affect well-being were selected for …

  • Consulting with Citizens in the Design of Wellbeing Measures and Policies: Lessons from a Systems Science Application

    Open Access•M Janice Hogan, Michael J Hogan et al.•ARTICLE•Social Indicators Research•2015•Cited by: 9•References: 21

  • Use of Leisure Facilities and Wellbeing of Adult Caregivers

    Emily Schryer, Steven E Mock et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Sciences•2016•Cited by: 1•References: 53

    The current research examines leisure facility use as a moderator of the negative association of caregiving demands with wellbeing among informal caregivers. In accordance with the leisure constraints model, the study also explores the role of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and structural factors that may constrain or facilitate caregivers' use of leisure infrastructure. Data were collected as part of a survey conducted by the Canadian Index of We…

  • Measurement of feelings of obligation to volunteer: The Obligation to Volunteer as Commitment (OVC) and Obligation to Volunteer as Duty (OVD) scales

    Karen Gallant, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Studies•2017•Cited by: 1•References: 36

    While definitions of volunteering centre on the concepts of freedom and choice, in practice volunteering can be imbued with aspects of obligation. This paper describes the development of measures of feelings of obligation to volunteer. As a foundation for scale development, a literature review of feelings of obligation to volunteer suggested two dimensions of obligation: commitment, related to the devotion of volunteers who engage in serious leis…

  • Understanding the association between time spent caregiving and well-being among employed adults: Testing a Model of Work-Life Fit and Sense of Community

    Margo Hilbrecht, Donna S Lero et al.•ARTICLE•Community Work & Family•2017•Cited by: 7•References: 47

    This study examines factors associated with work–life fit and sense of geographic community as mediators of the negative association between caregiving demands and well-being among employed informal caregivers. Data were drawn from a larger project assessing well-being among residents of three mid-size cities in Ontario, Canada. A subsample was selected of informal caregivers who worked for pay for at least eight hours/week (n = 276). Caregiving …

  • When you think your neighbour's cooking pot is better than yours: A mixed-methods exploration of inequality and wellbeing in Ghana

    Open Access•Joseph Kangmennaang, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Social Science & Medicine•2019•Cited by: 4•References: 50

  • Examining the change in wellbeing following a holiday

    Open Access•Jibin Yu, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Tourism Management•2021•Cited by: 17•References: 89

  • The role of health beliefs in moderating the relationship between leisure participation and wellbeing among older Chinese adults

    Jibin Yu, Steven E Mock et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Studies•2021•Cited by: 4•References: 58

    Much research suggests that physical leisure activity contributes to wellbeing and that sedentary leisure activity diminishes wellbeing, but an increasing number of studies challenge this dominant discourse. To better understand the relationship and provide new insight to inconsistent findings, we examined how health beliefs concerning the benefits of leisure moderate the association between leisure participation and subjective wellbeing by drawi…

  • Exploring the determinants and mitigating factors of loneliness among older adults

    Open Access•Bryan Smale, Jeffrey Wilson et al.•ARTICLE•Wellbeing Space and Society•2022

    This study presents the results of an analysis of selected risk factors associated with loneliness and the effectiveness of mitigating factors in buffering feelings of loneliness among older adults (55 years and older). The relationship between loneliness and human health is increasingly a population health concern because increased loneliness leads to a deterioration of people's health and wellbeing. The data used in the study were drawn from th…

  • Stigma associated with dementia among recreation and leisure studies students and professionals

    Alisa Grigorovich, Rebekah Norman et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure/Loisir•2024

    Stigma negatively impacts quality of life of people living with dementia and their families and their interactions with others (e.g. community members, health and social care professionals). While recreation and leisure studies professionals play a key role in challenging this stigma by facilitating the engagement of persons living with dementia in meaningful activities in their communities, to date no study has explored stigma associated with de…

  • Moderating effect of leisure satisfaction on the relationship between work-life conflict and life satisfaction

    Mingjie Gao, Nanxi Yan et al.•ARTICLE•Leisure Studies•2025•References: 65

  • Moderating effects of recreation opportunities on the relationship between leisure and wellbeing among children and youth

    Mingjie Gao, Bryan Smale et al.•ARTICLE•Loisir et Société / Society and…•2025•References: 4

  • Moderating Effect of Leisure Satisfaction on the Association between Loneliness and Subjective Wellbeing among Older Adults

    Mingjie Gao, Bryan Smale•ARTICLE•Leisure Sciences•2026

    This study explores the role of leisure satisfaction as a potential moderator in the relationship between feelings of loneliness and subjective wellbeing among older adults. Data were drawn from a survey of a stratified random sample of residents living in a southwestern region of Ontario, Canada, during the fall of 2022, and focused on respondents who are 65 years of age and older (n = 1,391). Results of moderation analyses suggest that leisure …

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