Abstract:The purpose of the article is to explore the role of participation in organized leisure activities in young teenagers' emotional place relations. Data from a survey of students in lower secondary schools were analysed using multivariate linear regression models to address the research questions concerning whether participation in organized leisure activities was associated with more positive community assessments in youths in line with early Nordic welfare theory and the role played by socioeconomic hardships … Show more
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