The importance of leisure as a means of coping with work related stress: An exploratory study

Conflict between Women's Physically Active and Passive Leisure Pursuits: The Role of Self‐Determination and Influences on Well‐Being

“…Given the importance of leisure in positively influencing the psychological health of women with multiple life roles (Pearson, 2008), this finding is an important consideration in understanding the leisure-well-being relationship. The body of literature supporting the importance of physically active and passive leisure on well-being is well established Trenberth & Dewe, 2002;Tkach and Lyubomirsky, 2006) and yet the results suggest that the perception that one leisure activity is conflicting with another can negatively influence the positive influence of leisure and may result in lower levels of well-being. The mechanism at work can only by hypothesized, however other studies on leisure in women have associated leisure with negative feelings when it conflicts with other life roles.…”

“…In Croatia , New Zealand (Trenberth & Dewe, 2002), Canada , Sweden (Agahi & Parker, 2008), United States (Heo et al, 2010), and Spain (Ateca-Amestoy et al, 2008) the literature consistently reports the positive effects of an array of leisure forms on the well-being of diverse cultural, gender and age groups.…”

“…and family and home activities) to well-being and found that all three were positively correlated with well-being measures. Additional literature demonstrates the positive influence of passive/recuperative leisure such as spiritual reading or socializing as a means of coping with stress Trenberth et al, 2002). Finally serious leisure (leisure activities requiring commitment and result in the development of special skills and knowledge e.g.…”

Predictors of Adolescent Sexual Intentions and Behavior: Attitudes, Parenting, and Neighborhood Risk

“…Studies have found that extracurricular activity participation is associated with high educational status, competence (Mahoney, Cairns, & Farmer, 2003), psychological well-being, and better overall life outcomes (Bartko & Eccles, 2003). Extracurricular activity participation also appears to ameliorate the effects of stress for some adolescents (Trenberth & Dewe, 2002).…”

A Systematic Review of Recreation Therapy for Depression in Older Adults

“…The loss of mobility further decreases self-esteem to carry out recreational activities [11,12]. As a stress-buffer and response to coping with stress, recreation is vital to the well-being of elderly people [13]. In addition, the length of institutionalization in older adults is positively associated with likelihood of depression and negatively associated with their self-esteem.…”