Leisure and Marital Satisfaction in Intercultural Marriages

Sharaievska, Iryna; Kim, Jung-Eun; Stodolska, Monika

doi:10.18666/jlr-2013-v45-i4-3894

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“…And while this study found that parallel couple leisure experiences can be just as rewarding to the health of the relationship, joint couple leisure experiences are at minimum the other side of the coin of a happy union. When couples share interests in their leisure choices, and engage in them together, the relationship will be stronger (Sharaievska et al, 2013) and the potential for personal and collective well-being will be greater.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As will be displayed, the couples who participated in this study looked forward to and embraced their shared leisure involvement, but also used the music scene as a forum to strengthen other friendships and attend to their personal happiness as well. As indicated by Sharaievska, Kim, and Stodolska (2013), in order to promote marital satisfaction, and therefore shared happiness, "couples should strive for a balance between joint and individual leisure that is optimal for both spouses" (p. 458). While I agree with this declaration, the context of this study has both partners participating together, and in parallel, in the same activity making the dynamic of joint/parallel couple leisure the topic for exploration as opposed to the balance of individual/joint couple leisure.…”

Section: Shared Leisurementioning

confidence: 99%

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Couples and shared leisure experiences

Harmon

2016

World Leisure Journal

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This paper explored how romantic couples' involvement in a music scene affected both individual and mutual enjoyment during participation which stimulated the desire for future shared leisure experiences. As all aspects of involvement were seen as largely positive, shared music scene participation served as a vehicle to grow together and strengthen relationships. Through joint participation couples were able to affect their collective well-being in three ways: (1) participation on an individual level led to accrued happiness through lengthy and frequent involvement in an activity that was significantly meaningful and a high priority in each participant's life; (2) participation and interaction with their significant other in the activity that had high value for both led to shared happiness and (3) the shared participation led to greater well-being for the union of the partnership through the existence of mutual friendships, meaningful music and positive experiences of release, recharging and catharsis.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Shared Leisurementioning

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Couples and shared leisure experiences

Harmon

2016

World Leisure Journal

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“…In contrast, family‐level variations may facilitate divergent experiences between different families. Research on family‐level variations—such as social class (Karsten & Felder, ), marital status (Passias, Sayer, & Pepin, ), race/ethnicity (Sharaievska, Kim, & Stodolska, ), family life cycle (Rapoport & Rapoport, ), and parental employment (Trussell & Shaw, ; Werner & Shannon, )—have all been reported to influence divergent experiences among diverse families. For example, Karsten and Felder () identified that urban families utilize different perspectives regarding community spaces in the city for family leisure depending on their socioeconomic class.…”

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The Creation of Military Family Leisure Experiences

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Townsend

Hodge

2018

J of Family Theo & Revie

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This article provides a theoretical model that positions family leisure experiences as a mechanism for positive family outcomes and resilience in military families. The article integrates the Creation of Family Experiences (CFE) framework with literature on military families, family leisure, and structured experiences. The CFE framework is a conceptual model that provides a lens for examining the context of family activities in order to better identify benefits for human development and family relations. When contextualized within military settings, the CFE can be used to understand and systematically optimize military family leisure experiences. It is critical to consider the experiences of military families (e.g., relocation, deployment, reunion) and how those experiences interact with family leisure experiences to produce resilient families. Future research and practice should consider this application of the CFE framework when seeking to explain, support, and program recreation‐based activities for military families.

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“…1999), 'cross-border' (e.g. Constable, 2012;Lee, 2012;Wang and Chang, 2002) 'intercultural' (Cools, 2006;Sharaievska et al, 2013), 'cross-cultural' (Falicov, 1995), 'interethnic' (Burma, 1963;Bizman, 1987;Furtado and Theodoropoulos, 2011;Lee et al, 1974), 'interracial' (Barnett, 1963;Gevrek, 2014;Monahan, 1970), 'interreligious' (Burchinal and Chancellor, 1963;Chancellor and Monahan, 1955) or 'interfaith' (Cila and Lalonde, 2014).…”

Section: Different Conceptualizations and Measures Of 'Intermarriage'mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…More specifically, depending on the nature of the contextual boundaries as mentioned above and listed in brackets in Figure 1, marriages across borders may be referred to as “international” (Jones and Shen, 2008; Piper, 1997), “binational” (Irastorza and DeVoretz, 2015; Koelet and de Valk, 2014), “transnational” (Charsley, 2012; Williams, 2012), “cross-national” (Baker, 1990; Cretser, 1999), “cross-border” (e.g. Constable, 2012; Lee, 2012; Wang and Chang, 2002), “intercultural” (Cools, 2006; Sharaievska et al., 2013), “cross-cultural” (Falicov, 1995), “interethnic” (Bizman, 1987; Burma, 1963; Furtado and Theodoropoulos, 2011; Lee et al., 1974), “interracial” (Barnett, 1963; Gevrek, 2014; Monahan, 1970), “interreligious” (Burchinal and Chancellor, 1963; Chancellor and Monahan, 1955), or “interfaith” (Cila and Lalonde, 2014).…”

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Toward building a conceptual framework on intermarriage

2016

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Increasing migration worldwide and the cultural diversity generated as a consequence of international migration has facilitated the unions of people from different countries, religions, races, and ethnicities. Such unions are often celebrated as a sign of integration; however, at the same time as they challenge people's idea of us and them, intermarriages in fact still remain controversial, and even to some extent, taboo in many societies. Research and theorizing on intermarriage is conducted predominantly in the English-speaking North American and British contexts. This special issue includes empirical studies from not only the English-speaking countries such as the U.S., Canada, and the UK, but also from Japan, Sweden, Belgium, France, and Spain and demonstrate the increasingly diverse directions taken in the study of intermarriage in regards to the patterns, experiences, and social implications of intermarriages. Moreover, the articles address the assumed link between intermarriage and “integration.”

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Leisure and Marital Satisfaction in Intercultural Marriages

Cited by 36 publications

References 55 publications

Couples and shared leisure experiences

Couples and shared leisure experiences

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Toward building a conceptual framework on intermarriage

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