Leisure as a Coping Resource

Variations in Coping with Traumatic Injury and Illness

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11216296
AutoresSusan L Hutchinson (0000-0001-8107-6557, Pennsylvania State University, autor de correspondencia), David P Loy (Korea Leisure and Recreation Association), Douglas A Kleiber (University of Georgia), John Dattilo (0000-0001-9332-0932, University of Georgia)
Año2003
Volumen25
Número2-3
Páginas143-161
Fecha de publicación2003-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLeisure Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0149-0400 • E-ISSN: 1521-0588
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01490400306566
OpenAlexW1999542742
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas92
Referencias citadas12

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-altering event, such as a traumatic injury, is not well understood. The purpose of this paper is to examine how individuals used leisure in coping with a traumatic injury or the onset of a chronic illness. Qualitative data from two studies involving people with either a spinal cord injury or chronic illness were used for this analysis. Findings support suggestions from earlier research: leisure served to buffer effects of immediate life circumstances and it sustained their coping efforts in various ways. The authors end by discussing the data in light of recent theoretical propositions about the role of positive affect and meaning in coping

Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Normative · Optimism · Stressor · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · Clinical Psychology · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Social Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health