RESUMEN:Se entiende la juventud como un proceso de experimentación en el cual se generan las bases sobre las cuales se sustentará, en buena medida, la vida adulta. En este sentido, el ocio se presenta como un escenario idóneo para la experimentación, principalmente por la libertad en la elección del mismo. En este texto se realiza un análisis de experiencias y proyectos que pueden ser consideradas como buenas prácticas en el contexto comunitario, tanto desde el punto de vista de las actividades y prácticas de ocio que se realizan, como desde el punto de vista de los diferentes modelos de gestión e intervención. En el análisis se investigan principalmente los diferentes modelos de participación de la juventud en el diseño y gobernanza del ocio y cómo este aspecto contribuye al desarrollo personal y social del propio joven. Además, también se analiza cómo este aspecto puede favorecer el desarrollo de una serie de actitudes y competencias para la participación social, política y cultural en su barrio, municipio o comarca. En general, se puede concluir que a una mayor implicación del joven en el diseño y gestión de la oferta comunitaria de ocio, mejor es la experiencia de dicha actividad y el grado de compromiso y participación en el programa o servicio.

Positive leisure is widely accepted as contributing to the development of selfautonomy and well-being of young people during their transition to adulthood (Glendenning et al., 2003; Coleman, 2011). However, there has been little research on these issues among young people with disabilities. In this study, we analyzed the relationship between self-managed leisure, satisfaction with leisure, and emotional, cognitive, and behavioral benefits as perceived by young people with disabilities. The sample consisted of 400 young people (48.8% female) with disabilities (hearing, physical, intellectual, and visual), aged between 15 and 29 years, who live in the Basque region of northern Spain. Results revealed the following conclusions. First, gender and type of disability relate to the degree of self-management associated with leisure. Second, there was a significant association between the degree of satisfaction with leisure and level of self-management associated with leisure and this relationship varied by disability type but not gender. Third, leisure independently organized by young people (self-managed) was associated with higher perceived psychological benefits (emotional and cognitive) connected with their leisure engagement.

Perseverance and persistence, effort, leisure career, permanent acquisitions, specific norms, and identification with the occupation are some of the hallmarks of the serious leisure perspective. The Dualistic Model of Passion (DMP) understands passion as a strong inclination towards an activity that a person loves, considers important, and in which they invest a great amount of time and energy. This article proposes to explore these two theoretical constructs that converge in their conceptual bases, in a group of older people who regularly participate in university training programs throughout life. The sample is made up of 157 persons over 60 years old enrolled in courses for the elderly at the University of Deusto (Bilbao, Spain). The quantitative findings revealed: (1) that there are no significant differences according to sociodemographic variables, (2) that learning throughout life in the case of older people can be converted into serious leisure, and (3) that the participants in training programs for seniors develop a harmonious passion for such activity.

Este artículo pretende resaltar la importancia de las experiencias de ocio compartidas con la familia, entre otros, como ámbito de desarrollo juvenil, tomando en consideración la principal actividad de ocio de la juventud. Se analiza de manera comparada el grupo que realiza dicha actividad en familia, frente a aquellos que la realizan con otras personas, en relación al tipo de prácticas, beneficios percibidos, su vida familiar y la importancia que estas dan al ocio de sus hijos e hijas. Se realiza a través de la explotación de un cuestionario, con una muestra de jóvenes que cursan enseñanzas secundarias postobligatorias.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly transformed the lives of millions, including young people, who are in a vital stage during which leisure has had a preponderant role in their lifestyles, characterized by the search for experiences outside the family environment and forms of leisure dependent on friendships as a source for well-being (physical, cognitive, social, and emotional). This article explores how leisure becomes a form of negotiation among social needs, normative demands, and a particular crisis. It analyzes the transformations of leisure of young Spanish university students during confinement and the new normality. The sample is made up of 1066 young undergraduate university students between 17 and 25 years old residing in Spain. The quantitative findings revealed that (1) young people now value their leisure more than before the pandemic; (2) young people have transformed their leisure time and feel that their leisure has not been the same and will not be the same again; (3) the pandemic has especially affected their routines, relationships with friends, and psychological well-being; (4) they perceive that society has treated young people unfairly in relation to their leisure. The findings show the need to develop leisure policies and programs that address the short- and medium-term effects and transformations caused by COVID-19 on youth leisure.