John Dattilo
Biographic Data
| ID | 4439947 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Dattilo |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Dattilo |
| SIGNATURE | DATTILO J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, The Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9332-0932 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 197 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 37 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Lived leisure experiences of young adults with physical disabilities in South Africa
Digital Leisure among Older Adults
Although digital leisure may help older adults experience social support, flow, and social inclusion, it is unknown if flow mediates the relationship between social support and social inclusion in later life. To address this question, we examined data from 325 older adults who completed in-person surveys measuring social support, flow, and social inclusion associated with digital leisure. We used structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze data…
Relationships between yoga and purpose in life among women
Although yoga may connect to experiences of flow, activity attachment, and purpose in life, it is not clear how flow and activity attachment relate to purpose in life among women with different levels of education. To address this question, we examined a sample of 335 women who com-pleted in-person surveys measuring their education level, flow, activity attachment, and purpose in life. Because structural equation modelling is useful when examinin…
Commitment to Forest Bathing Mediates the Relationship Between Gratitude to Nature and Intrinsic Spirituality
Leisure education for elders
Relationships between digital leisure and happiness among international students during the Covid-19 pandemic
Digital leisure may help international students experience happiness during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is unclear how digital leisure promotes happiness. To address this area of limited research, we identified social support from contexts of digital leisure as digital leisure social support (DLSS) and divided DLSS into digital leisure emotional support (DLES) and digital leisure instrumental support (DLIS) as well as examined relationship…
Relationships of Leisure Social Support and Flow with Loneliness in International Students in Taiwan
Loneliness that negatively influences well-being in international students is common, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leisure may help international students reduce loneliness. To inform efforts to promote well-being for international students, this study examined whether two types of leisure social support (leisure emotional support and leisure instrumental support) and flow while participating in leisure predict loneliness. In total,…
Effects of Video-Assisted Leisure Education on Leisure, Loneliness, and Affect of Older Adults
We used a nonrandom pretest, post-test control group experimental design to compare effects of a leisure education program, Project BHEL, involving 52 older adults (ages 71-98, M = 85) residing in three continuing care retirement communities (CCRC) in a county in Northeastern United States. The program consists of sessions with instructional video discussions and learning activities to help adults set goals associated with leisure knowledge, sati…
Effects of online leisure education on leisure behaviors and experiences among university students
An integrative review of leisure education research
Leisure education (LE) is a common approach to enhance people’s well-being. Yet, no systematic review exists that synthesizes LE studies, identifies gaps in the literature, and suggests future research directions. Using an integrative review design, we conducted database and hand searches as well as systematic applications of exclusion and inclusion criteria, which resulted in 64 articles. Reviewed LE studies involved diverse sex and age groups, …
Identifying leisure education topics for university student well-being
Leisure education (LE) is a purposeful intervention that can enhance quality of leisure experiences and well-being. University students can benefit from LE because many encounter mental health challenges. There are no LE interventions specifically designed for university students. Thus, this study’s purpose is to identify areas of LE to enhance mental health and well-being of university students. A Delphi method was employed, in which 48 experts …
Relationships of Social Support and Activity Attachment with Purpose in Life among Older Forest Bathers
Forest bathing as a recreation activity may connect to experiences of social support, activity attachment, and purpose in life (PIL) among older adults. However, it is unclear whether activity attachment mediates the relationship between social support and PIL experienced by older forest bathers. To address this area of limited research, we examined such a mediated relationship in this population. In total, 292 older forest bathers completed a su…
Gratitude mediates the relationship between leisure social support and loneliness among first-year university students during the Covid-19 pandemic in Taiwan
Loneliness negatively influences mental health and well-being among first-year university students, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. To inform efforts to help first-year university students address loneliness, this study examined if two types of leisure social support (i.e., leisure emotional support and leisure instrumental support) predict gratitude, and if gratitude predicts loneliness in this population. A total of 310 first-year un…
Global Leisure Debate
This Global Leisure Debate occurred on 9th/10th June for approximately an hour as part of the WLO Knowledge Sharing and Networking Experience. WLO chair, Joanne Schroeder, moderated the session with participants, Simone Fullagar from Griffith Uni versity in Australia, Joe Pavelka from Mount Royal University in Canada, and me from Penn State University in the USA. In preparation for the discussion, we read transcripts from interviews with Alfonso …
Karaoke as a form of leisure in later life
Identifying predictors of meaning in life (MIL) among older adults is important to promote their well-being. Therefore, to provide practitioners with information to help older adults enhance well-being, we examined a mediated model in which singing commitment is predictive of flow, and flow is predictive of MIL. A total of 305 older adults participated in our study. Participants completed an in-person survey including singing commitment, flow, an…
Colonial Influence on Local Relationships with Leisure and Environment in East Africa
Square Dancing as a Leisure Pursuit Connecting to Meaning in Life among Taiwanese Middle-Aged Adults
Identifying predictors of meaning in life (MIL) among middle-aged adults is important to promote their well-being. To inform efforts to foster well-being for middle-aged adults, the purpose of this study was to examine whether transcendent experiences mediate the relationships between two types of leisure social support (leisure instrumental support and leisure emotional support) and MIL in this population. In total, 236 middle-aged adults partic…
The Influence of Power on Leisure
Many people experience domination as they encounter oppression and marginalization because of power differentials limiting their leisure. We rely on Foucault for guidance to examine connections between power and opportunities for people to be included in leisure and recognize that, like Foucault, we experience privilege. Considering such privilege, we explore power and people connections, scrutinize ways power influences leisure, and examine meth…
Creating a path to inclusion
This article highlights a general structure for reducing social, psychological, and physical barriers to leisure by teaching professionals to facilitate engagement. We enable social engagement by fostering positive attitudes, using sensitive terms, nurturing positive contact, and acting as allies. For psychological engagement, we promote self-determination; teaching ways to engage in leisure via leisure education. Strategies to foster physical ac…
The Synergy of the Social Justice and Inclusive Leisure Continuum
An examination of video assisted leisure education in middle-aged and older adults
Using a quasi-experimental pretest-post-test design without a control group we examined effects of leisure education, Project BHEL: Be Healthy and Enjoy Leisure, consisting of seven 1-hour sessions using instructional videos, discussions, and workbook activities to help older adults set goals, design a plan to increase their leisure satisfaction, and problem-solve ways to overcome barriers to goal achievement. The intervention was conducted acros…
A critical examination of leisure in modernity
We provide a critical approach to current colloquial and scholarly understandings of leisure focusing on instrumental understandings of leisure in modern, liberal-democratic society since these instrumental understandings (e.g., diversion, distinction, consumerism, and restoration for work) create confusion about the meaning of leisure. We identify that (a) emphasis on instrumental thinking prevailing in modern society moves people away from embr…
Urban parks as spaces to pursue virtuous character, friendship, and contemplation
Given the complexity of meaning of urban parks in our lives, philosophical inquiry may provide a way to help understand what good urban parks are and what role urban parks can play in people's lives. Our desire to understand underlying meanings of today's urban parks led us to explore Aristotle's writings The Nicomachean Ethics. Hence, we discuss connections between Aristotle's ideas associated with virtuous character, friendship, and contemplati…
A balanced and systematic leisure education service delivery model
The purpose of this paper is to present a balanced and systematic leisure education service model using Eastern and Western perspectives. The term leisure education describes a multi-faceted, dynamic process that promotes exploration of perspectives and opportunities intended to develop an ethic of positivity and savouring that is conducive to flow, arousal, and leisure. Leisure education is designed to stimulate self-awareness, promote acquisiti…
Connections between media technology and leisure
Philosophical inquiry that delves into the intriguing connections between media technology and leisure may assist us in understanding how we might consider the goodness (leading to happiness) of using media technology for leisure. Specifically, philosophical discourses of Aristotle and Heidegger can be used to help identify and clarify the roles of media technology and leisure. Therefore, in this paper, we provide a philosophical examination of c…
Leisure as a Coping Resource
The influence of leisure in coping with negative life events likely derives from its powers to distract, to generate optimism about the future, and to preserve a sense of self in the face of trauma (Kleiber, Hutchinson, & Williams, 2002). While there is recent evidence of leisure's role in coping with daily hassles and normative life stressors (e.g., Iwasaki & Mannell, 2000), the nature and extent of leisure's utility in coping with a life-alteri…
The Complex and Dynamic Nature of Leisure Experience
Although leisure experience is characterized as being multi-dimensional, transitory and multi-phased, few empirical studies have explored the complexity and dynamics of leisure experiences. The purpose of this study is to expand current understanding of this phenomena. The self-initiated-tape-recording method (SITRM) was used to measure immediate leisure experiences. In-depth interviews were conducted to help interpret the SITRM data and explore …
Taekwondo Participation as Serious Leisure for Life Satisfaction and Health
This study investigated how different levels of serious leisure qualities are associated with life satisfaction and perceived health. Cluster analysis was used to identify patterns of serious leisure qualities (e.g., perseverance, significant effort, career development, identification, and unique ethos) in a sample of Taekwondo participants (N = 168). The Serious Sages expressed many serious leisure qualities and reported having higher levels of …
The Relevance of Leisure in an Illness Experience
Illness is generally experienced as more than merely physical or psychological distress. Depending on its seriousness, illness results in a disruption to one's sense of well being and personal continuity. The stories of people who have experienced spinal cord injuries illustrate not only the impact of illness in disrupting life stories but also the relevance of leisure in the course of this disruption. In this investigation, in-depth interviews w…
A critical examination of leisure in modernity
We provide a critical approach to current colloquial and scholarly understandings of leisure focusing on instrumental understandings of leisure in modern, liberal-democratic society since these instrumental understandings (e.g., diversion, distinction, consumerism, and restoration for work) create confusion about the meaning of leisure. We identify that (a) emphasis on instrumental thinking prevailing in modern society moves people away from embr…
Leisure Orientations and Self-Esteem in Women with Low Incomes Who are Overweight
The view that leisure research has been androcentric has precipitated an increased interest in women's leisure. Likewise, recent concerns about socio-cultural diversity have underscored the importance of studying people who have been disenfranchised from the mainstream of society. This study examines the leisure orientations of women (n = 222) with low incomes who were not employed outside the home; they were predominately overweight and African …
Perceptions of Leisure by Older Adults Who Attend Senior Centers
This article provides a description of salient themes that emerged from an investigation examining perceptions of leisure engagement by older adults who attend senior centers. A qualitative study initially using four focus groups was conducted with 34 older adults (ages 64–95, M = 78.24, SD = 8.24), including 27 women. As a follow-up, participants from the original focus groups and demographically similar older adults attended five focus groups t…
An examination of video assisted leisure education in middle-aged and older adults
Using a quasi-experimental pretest-post-test design without a control group we examined effects of leisure education, Project BHEL: Be Healthy and Enjoy Leisure, consisting of seven 1-hour sessions using instructional videos, discussions, and workbook activities to help older adults set goals, design a plan to increase their leisure satisfaction, and problem-solve ways to overcome barriers to goal achievement. The intervention was conducted acros…
Exploring the Influence of Leisure on Adjustment
While recent studies have demonstrated the significance of leisure in the initial phases of spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation, the impact of leisure experience on adjustment and the dynamics of that influence have yet to be adequately clarified. Development of skills to effectively manage leisure becomes critical in the community reintegration process, especially for those who are at risk for poor social and psychological adjustment after i…
Square Dancing as a Leisure Pursuit Connecting to Meaning in Life among Taiwanese Middle-Aged Adults
Identifying predictors of meaning in life (MIL) among middle-aged adults is important to promote their well-being. To inform efforts to foster well-being for middle-aged adults, the purpose of this study was to examine whether transcendent experiences mediate the relationships between two types of leisure social support (leisure instrumental support and leisure emotional support) and MIL in this population. In total, 236 middle-aged adults partic…
Karaoke as a form of leisure in later life
Identifying predictors of meaning in life (MIL) among older adults is important to promote their well-being. Therefore, to provide practitioners with information to help older adults enhance well-being, we examined a mediated model in which singing commitment is predictive of flow, and flow is predictive of MIL. A total of 305 older adults participated in our study. Participants completed an in-person survey including singing commitment, flow, an…
Creating a path to inclusion
This article highlights a general structure for reducing social, psychological, and physical barriers to leisure by teaching professionals to facilitate engagement. We enable social engagement by fostering positive attitudes, using sensitive terms, nurturing positive contact, and acting as allies. For psychological engagement, we promote self-determination; teaching ways to engage in leisure via leisure education. Strategies to foster physical ac…
Digital Leisure among Older Adults
Although digital leisure may help older adults experience social support, flow, and social inclusion, it is unknown if flow mediates the relationship between social support and social inclusion in later life. To address this question, we examined data from 325 older adults who completed in-person surveys measuring social support, flow, and social inclusion associated with digital leisure. We used structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze data…
An integrative review of leisure education research
Leisure education (LE) is a common approach to enhance people’s well-being. Yet, no systematic review exists that synthesizes LE studies, identifies gaps in the literature, and suggests future research directions. Using an integrative review design, we conducted database and hand searches as well as systematic applications of exclusion and inclusion criteria, which resulted in 64 articles. Reviewed LE studies involved diverse sex and age groups, …
Relationships of Social Support and Activity Attachment with Purpose in Life among Older Forest Bathers
Forest bathing as a recreation activity may connect to experiences of social support, activity attachment, and purpose in life (PIL) among older adults. However, it is unclear whether activity attachment mediates the relationship between social support and PIL experienced by older forest bathers. To address this area of limited research, we examined such a mediated relationship in this population. In total, 292 older forest bathers completed a su…
Connections between media technology and leisure
Philosophical inquiry that delves into the intriguing connections between media technology and leisure may assist us in understanding how we might consider the goodness (leading to happiness) of using media technology for leisure. Specifically, philosophical discourses of Aristotle and Heidegger can be used to help identify and clarify the roles of media technology and leisure. Therefore, in this paper, we provide a philosophical examination of c…
Exploring the meaning of continuity of recreation activity in the early stages of adjustment for people with spinal cord injury
This study was undertaken to gain insight into how people with spinal cord injury (15 men and 5 women; age range = 17–59, M = 30.2) perceive their return to previously enjoyable activities. An “insider's” perspective (Conrad, 1987) was generated through participant observation and in‐depth interviews, and the data were analyzed with Strauss's (1987) constant comparative method. Participants reported actively seeking previous activities and negoti…
Relationships of Leisure Social Support and Flow with Loneliness in International Students in Taiwan
Loneliness that negatively influences well-being in international students is common, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leisure may help international students reduce loneliness. To inform efforts to promote well-being for international students, this study examined whether two types of leisure social support (leisure emotional support and leisure instrumental support) and flow while participating in leisure predict loneliness. In total,…
Gratitude mediates the relationship between leisure social support and loneliness among first-year university students during the Covid-19 pandemic in Taiwan
Loneliness negatively influences mental health and well-being among first-year university students, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. To inform efforts to help first-year university students address loneliness, this study examined if two types of leisure social support (i.e., leisure emotional support and leisure instrumental support) predict gratitude, and if gratitude predicts loneliness in this population. A total of 310 first-year un…
Leisure Perceptions of Combat Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom
Framed within the Theory of Planned Behavior, researchers examined the relationship between military life, deployment, and leisure engagement. Following a constant comparative analytic framework, we transcribed and coded semi-structured, in-depth individual interviews with 10 combat veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and member check interviews. Twenty-five themes emerged from the interviews, 10 of which were unique to the …
Opening the Door
The purpose of this paper is to examine approaches that may assist children in improving social skills to increase opportunities for play with others. Since children with or without disabilities may experience social skill deficits, this paper explores viable interventions for children to improve their social skills so they can be effectively proactive and reactive in social play contexts. While play occurs naturally in a variety of social and cu…
Relationships between yoga and purpose in life among women
Although yoga may connect to experiences of flow, activity attachment, and purpose in life, it is not clear how flow and activity attachment relate to purpose in life among women with different levels of education. To address this question, we examined a sample of 335 women who com-pleted in-person surveys measuring their education level, flow, activity attachment, and purpose in life. Because structural equation modelling is useful when examinin…
Urban parks as spaces to pursue virtuous character, friendship, and contemplation
Given the complexity of meaning of urban parks in our lives, philosophical inquiry may provide a way to help understand what good urban parks are and what role urban parks can play in people's lives. Our desire to understand underlying meanings of today's urban parks led us to explore Aristotle's writings The Nicomachean Ethics. Hence, we discuss connections between Aristotle's ideas associated with virtuous character, friendship, and contemplati…
A balanced and systematic leisure education service delivery model
The purpose of this paper is to present a balanced and systematic leisure education service model using Eastern and Western perspectives. The term leisure education describes a multi-faceted, dynamic process that promotes exploration of perspectives and opportunities intended to develop an ethic of positivity and savouring that is conducive to flow, arousal, and leisure. Leisure education is designed to stimulate self-awareness, promote acquisiti…
Therapeutic Recreation Intervention
(1987). Therapeutic Recreation Intervention: An Ecological Perspective. Roxanne Howe-Murphy and Becky G. Charboneau. Journal of Leisure Research: Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 300-303
Leisure Orientations and Self-Esteem in Women with Low Incomes Who are Overweight
The view that leisure research has been androcentric has precipitated an increased interest in women's leisure. Likewise, recent concerns about socio-cultural diversity have underscored the importance of studying people who have been disenfranchised from the mainstream of society. This study examines the leisure orientations of women (n = 222) with low incomes who were not employed outside the home; they were predominately overweight and African …
The Complex and Dynamic Nature of Leisure Experience
Although leisure experience is characterized as being multi-dimensional, transitory and multi-phased, few empirical studies have explored the complexity and dynamics of leisure experiences. The purpose of this study is to expand current understanding of this phenomena. The self-initiated-tape-recording method (SITRM) was used to measure immediate leisure experiences. In-depth interviews were conducted to help interpret the SITRM data and explore …
The Relevance of Leisure in an Illness Experience
Illness is generally experienced as more than merely physical or psychological distress. Depending on its seriousness, illness results in a disruption to one's sense of well being and personal continuity. The stories of people who have experienced spinal cord injuries illustrate not only the impact of illness in disrupting life stories but also the relevance of leisure in the course of this disruption. In this investigation, in-depth interviews w…
Exploring the meaning of continuity of recreation activity in the early stages of adjustment for people with spinal cord injury
This study was undertaken to gain insight into how people with spinal cord injury (15 men and 5 women; age range = 17–59, M = 30.2) perceive their return to previously enjoyable activities. An “insider's” perspective (Conrad, 1987) was generated through participant observation and in‐depth interviews, and the data were analyzed with Strauss's (1987) constant comparative method. Participants reported actively seeking previous activities and negoti…
Exploring the Influence of Leisure on Adjustment
While recent studies have demonstrated the significance of leisure in the initial phases of spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation, the impact of leisure experience on adjustment and the dynamics of that influence have yet to be adequately clarified. Development of skills to effectively manage leisure becomes critical in the community reintegration process, especially for those who are at risk for poor social and psychological adjustment after i…
Leisure as a Coping Resource
The influence of leisure in coping with negative life events likely derives from its powers to distract, to generate optimism about the future, and to preserve a sense of self in the face of trauma (Kleiber, Hutchinson, & Williams, 2002). While there is recent evidence of leisure's role in coping with daily hassles and normative life stressors (e.g., Iwasaki & Mannell, 2000), the nature and extent of leisure's utility in coping with a life-alteri…
Opening the Door
The purpose of this paper is to examine approaches that may assist children in improving social skills to increase opportunities for play with others. Since children with or without disabilities may experience social skill deficits, this paper explores viable interventions for children to improve their social skills so they can be effectively proactive and reactive in social play contexts. While play occurs naturally in a variety of social and cu…
More False Dichotomies
Taekwondo Participation as Serious Leisure for Life Satisfaction and Health
This study investigated how different levels of serious leisure qualities are associated with life satisfaction and perceived health. Cluster analysis was used to identify patterns of serious leisure qualities (e.g., perseverance, significant effort, career development, identification, and unique ethos) in a sample of Taekwondo participants (N = 168). The Serious Sages expressed many serious leisure qualities and reported having higher levels of …
Perceptions of Leisure by Older Adults Who Attend Senior Centers
This article provides a description of salient themes that emerged from an investigation examining perceptions of leisure engagement by older adults who attend senior centers. A qualitative study initially using four focus groups was conducted with 34 older adults (ages 64–95, M = 78.24, SD = 8.24), including 27 women. As a follow-up, participants from the original focus groups and demographically similar older adults attended five focus groups t…
A balanced and systematic leisure education service delivery model
The purpose of this paper is to present a balanced and systematic leisure education service model using Eastern and Western perspectives. The term leisure education describes a multi-faceted, dynamic process that promotes exploration of perspectives and opportunities intended to develop an ethic of positivity and savouring that is conducive to flow, arousal, and leisure. Leisure education is designed to stimulate self-awareness, promote acquisiti…
Connections between media technology and leisure
Philosophical inquiry that delves into the intriguing connections between media technology and leisure may assist us in understanding how we might consider the goodness (leading to happiness) of using media technology for leisure. Specifically, philosophical discourses of Aristotle and Heidegger can be used to help identify and clarify the roles of media technology and leisure. Therefore, in this paper, we provide a philosophical examination of c…
Leisure Perceptions of Combat Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom
Framed within the Theory of Planned Behavior, researchers examined the relationship between military life, deployment, and leisure engagement. Following a constant comparative analytic framework, we transcribed and coded semi-structured, in-depth individual interviews with 10 combat veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and member check interviews. Twenty-five themes emerged from the interviews, 10 of which were unique to the …
Urban parks as spaces to pursue virtuous character, friendship, and contemplation
Given the complexity of meaning of urban parks in our lives, philosophical inquiry may provide a way to help understand what good urban parks are and what role urban parks can play in people's lives. Our desire to understand underlying meanings of today's urban parks led us to explore Aristotle's writings The Nicomachean Ethics. Hence, we discuss connections between Aristotle's ideas associated with virtuous character, friendship, and contemplati…
The Synergy of the Social Justice and Inclusive Leisure Continuum
An examination of video assisted leisure education in middle-aged and older adults
Using a quasi-experimental pretest-post-test design without a control group we examined effects of leisure education, Project BHEL: Be Healthy and Enjoy Leisure, consisting of seven 1-hour sessions using instructional videos, discussions, and workbook activities to help older adults set goals, design a plan to increase their leisure satisfaction, and problem-solve ways to overcome barriers to goal achievement. The intervention was conducted acros…
A critical examination of leisure in modernity
We provide a critical approach to current colloquial and scholarly understandings of leisure focusing on instrumental understandings of leisure in modern, liberal-democratic society since these instrumental understandings (e.g., diversion, distinction, consumerism, and restoration for work) create confusion about the meaning of leisure. We identify that (a) emphasis on instrumental thinking prevailing in modern society moves people away from embr…
The Influence of Power on Leisure
Many people experience domination as they encounter oppression and marginalization because of power differentials limiting their leisure. We rely on Foucault for guidance to examine connections between power and opportunities for people to be included in leisure and recognize that, like Foucault, we experience privilege. Considering such privilege, we explore power and people connections, scrutinize ways power influences leisure, and examine meth…
Creating a path to inclusion
This article highlights a general structure for reducing social, psychological, and physical barriers to leisure by teaching professionals to facilitate engagement. We enable social engagement by fostering positive attitudes, using sensitive terms, nurturing positive contact, and acting as allies. For psychological engagement, we promote self-determination; teaching ways to engage in leisure via leisure education. Strategies to foster physical ac…
Global Leisure Debate
This Global Leisure Debate occurred on 9th/10th June for approximately an hour as part of the WLO Knowledge Sharing and Networking Experience. WLO chair, Joanne Schroeder, moderated the session with participants, Simone Fullagar from Griffith Uni versity in Australia, Joe Pavelka from Mount Royal University in Canada, and me from Penn State University in the USA. In preparation for the discussion, we read transcripts from interviews with Alfonso …
Karaoke as a form of leisure in later life
Identifying predictors of meaning in life (MIL) among older adults is important to promote their well-being. Therefore, to provide practitioners with information to help older adults enhance well-being, we examined a mediated model in which singing commitment is predictive of flow, and flow is predictive of MIL. A total of 305 older adults participated in our study. Participants completed an in-person survey including singing commitment, flow, an…
Colonial Influence on Local Relationships with Leisure and Environment in East Africa
Square Dancing as a Leisure Pursuit Connecting to Meaning in Life among Taiwanese Middle-Aged Adults
Identifying predictors of meaning in life (MIL) among middle-aged adults is important to promote their well-being. To inform efforts to foster well-being for middle-aged adults, the purpose of this study was to examine whether transcendent experiences mediate the relationships between two types of leisure social support (leisure instrumental support and leisure emotional support) and MIL in this population. In total, 236 middle-aged adults partic…
An integrative review of leisure education research
Leisure education (LE) is a common approach to enhance people’s well-being. Yet, no systematic review exists that synthesizes LE studies, identifies gaps in the literature, and suggests future research directions. Using an integrative review design, we conducted database and hand searches as well as systematic applications of exclusion and inclusion criteria, which resulted in 64 articles. Reviewed LE studies involved diverse sex and age groups, …
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