Active Living, Recreation and Youth Culture in a Demographic Ageing Context in Algarve, Portugal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12855697 |
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| Authors | Francisco Sobral (Iowa Academy of Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 261-267 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Leisure & Recreation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1026-1133 • E-ISSN: 2333-4509 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/04419057.2009.9674605 |
| OpenAlex | W1995057870 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Active living and recreation in the youth population of Algarve (Portugal) were investigated in the context of demographic ageing. It was hypothesized that a conflicting relation exists between youth's developmental needs and goals and the impoverished socio-cultural context of an ageing population. Data obtained from 1503 boys and girls aged 13 to 18 years indicate that constraints to meaningful leisure activities increase as we move from the less aged coastal urban areas, where tourism and a cosmopolitan lifestyle predominate, to the inland rural zones. On the basis of a population ageing index, it appears that a “not too old, not too young” population is the best setting for the acquisition of active and healthy habits through a sound recreational experience. Although rural youngsters may be more exposed to leisure boredom, the rates of declared risk behaviours are greater among their urban peers. A shorter age distance between parents and offspring, and the characteristics of coastal urban areas, raise the issue of mature and responsible parenthood, and the case for better leisure education to prevent the adoption of unhealthy habits
Context (archaeology · Geography · Political science · Population · Population ageing · Recreation · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tourism · Demography · Flow Experience in Various Fields · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Gerontology
| Highly cited | No |
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