Dilemma and Conflicts in Taiwanese Women’s Leisure Participation

Abstract

Culture, Gender, Leisure, Taiwan, Women’s role,

Leisure Activities and Depressive Symptoms among Older Men and Women in Mexico: Implications of Physical Health

“…Specifically, among older Mexican women with better self-reported health, two group activities (i.e., attending church and playing games) and one individual activity (i.e., reading) were predictive of more depressive symptoms. Prior research provides some potential explanations for these associations indicating that women may prefer to spend their leisure time differently, but because of such factors as socioeconomic constraints, cultural values and norms, and family obligations, they have to engage in less desirable activities (Reyes Uribe, 2018; Tsai, 2011). Even if they do not have health issues, women might have limited access to and fewer opportunities for leisure, compared to men (Reyes Uribe, 2018; Tsai, 2011), which can be especially applicable to women from older cohorts and from more traditional cultures.…”

“…Prior research provides some potential explanations for these associations indicating that women may prefer to spend their leisure time differently, but because of such factors as socioeconomic constraints, cultural values and norms, and family obligations, they have to engage in less desirable activities (Reyes Uribe, 2018; Tsai, 2011). Even if they do not have health issues, women might have limited access to and fewer opportunities for leisure, compared to men (Reyes Uribe, 2018; Tsai, 2011), which can be especially applicable to women from older cohorts and from more traditional cultures. Relatedly, a study by Reyes Uribe (2018) on later-life leisure in Mexico reveals that older Mexican women tend to participate in such activities as cooking, arts/crafts, home maintenance, and attendance of religious services and might experience unmet desire to engage in other types of leisure, but their autonomy and self-determination to pursue their preferred activities can be constrained by gender inequality and gender roles.…”

“…Relatedly, a study by Reyes Uribe (2018) on later-life leisure in Mexico reveals that older Mexican women tend to participate in such activities as cooking, arts/crafts, home maintenance, and attendance of religious services and might experience unmet desire to engage in other types of leisure, but their autonomy and self-determination to pursue their preferred activities can be constrained by gender inequality and gender roles. Similarly, research by Tsai (2011) suggests that women of different ages in Taiwan may not participate in certain leisure activities because they perceive that they are not entitled to leisure to the same extent as men and because they have not developed relevant skills over their lives and/or have not received appropriate support and encouragement from their husbands (Tsai, 2011).…”

Rasch Validation of a Combined Measure of Basic and Extended Daily Life Functioning After Stroke

“…Future studies could recruit patients from different cultures or with different lifestyles or create a design with equal sample sizes of young and old to validate our findings; for example, participants from a Western culture or with a higher level of education could be included. People from a Western culture might place more emphasis on individual independence in domestic activities 44,45 than those from an Eastern culture. Future studies could also recruit people with a higher level of education who have the habit of reading and writing to validate the combined scale.…”

Leisure from International Voices: Foreign Labors’ Leisure Opportunities in Taiwan

“…Other concerns are the economy (for example, Yeh, 2008), human rights (Wang & Juan, 2007;Soong & Su, 2008), or policy issues (for example, Hsu, 2006). In the field of leisure, few studies have been concerned with labor or female leisure issues (Tsai, 2011a;Chin et al, 2012;Tsai, 2015). These leisure issues in Taiwan refer to a variety of recreational activities, including opportunities to play sports, visit cinemas, bars and restaurants, go to beauty parlours or spas, go shopping etc.…”