Family Leisure Functioning: A Cross-National Study

Hodge, Camilla J.; Zabriskie, Ramon B.; Townsend, Jasmine; Eggett, Dennis L.; Poff, Raymond A.

doi:10.1080/01490400.2016.1203847

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“…Indeed, shared leisure experiences may create opportunities for couples to engage in communication and build cohesion during the turbulent period postdeployment (e.g., Knobloch & Theiss, ). Couples and the practitioners who serve them may not, however, actively consider the role of differing types of recreation experiences in individual and couple well‐being (Hodge, Zabriskie, Townsend, Poff, & Eggett, ). In fact, “many social service and treatment programs do not specifically recognize the role of leisure in family functioning” in general, and the few practitioners and programs that do recognize leisure as a part of family life tend to focus on balance types of activities that tend to occur infrequently (Zabriskie & McCormick, , p. 287).…”

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Leisure Experiences of Military Couples Postdeployment

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Objective This qualitative study was designed to explore how leisure is experienced by military couples postdeployment and the extent to which couples use leisure to cope with deployment or promote reintegration. Background To date, many studies have investigated how deployment affects relationship quality and stability. There is a dearth of literature on the leisure experiences of combat veterans and their spouses. Studying couples' leisure experiences may illuminate underlying processes that can explain couple relationship quality postdeployment. Method Ten combat veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) and their spouses/partners participated in separate in‐depth, face‐to‐face interviews about their perceptions of leisure and relationship experiences postdeployment. Results Four themes emerged: (a) deployment changes veterans and couples' leisure, (b) spouses support leisure and reintegration postdeployment, (c) leisure provides insight into military and deployment experiences, and (d) deployment helps couples cultivate appreciation. Conclusion This study provides evidence that everyday couple leisure experiences (e.g., watching movies, doing home projects) may be integral in fostering reintegration postdeployment. Implications Practitioners are encouraged to educate military couples about the potential of free or inexpensive leisure experiences to promote reintegration by providing daily opportunities for positive interactions and creating contexts to share enjoyable moments.

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“…Findings from this meta‐analysis support the belief that quality family leisure time is related to positive family relationships and family well‐being. Additionally, education and intervention programming built on leisure foundations or centered on leisure behaviors may be particularly positioned to support family quality of life because leisure is “an accessible, cost effective, unobtrusive, and typically enjoyable venue for intentionally influencing family life” (Hodge et al, , p. 20). Delivering interventions through leisure may support greater adherence to programming because of its characteristics and potential for enjoyment.…”

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The Association Between Family Leisure and Family Quality of Life: A Meta‐Analysis of Data from Parents and Adolescents

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Duerden

Layland

et al. 2017

J of Family Theo & Revie

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The body of family leisure research has grown over the past 25 years; however, efforts to quantitatively synthesize that body of literature have not been made. Therefore, we conducted a meta‐analysis of published and unpublished literature reporting on parent and adolescent child data regarding shared leisure experiences and family quality‐of‐life indicators across k = 23 articles identified from a broad, systematic search of literature. Using random effects, we measured the associations of (a) family leisure participation with family quality of life and (b) family leisure satisfaction with family quality of life. Results indicated significant associations of small to moderate effect sizes in both models. Moderating variables of marital status and nationality produced varying levels of influence on the effect size of the association between family leisure satisfaction and family quality.

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“…One of the most important issues of the modern family is the organization of its leisure time, which includes active family leisure. Organization of family leisure was studied by (Hodge et al, 2018;Zabriskie et al, 2019). It was confirmed that the family is a privileged area for the construction of the children's leisure (Valdemoros et al, 2014) and that familyshared leisure provides benefits for family functioning (Agate et al, 2009;Sanz et al, 2018).…”

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Assessment of the Quality of Active Family Leisure

Мальцев

Андрєєва

Kashuba

et al. 2022

Teor. metod. fiz. vihov.

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Study purpose. The study was aimed at assessing the quality of active family leisure and identifying motivations for and interests in health-enhancing and recreational physical activity of parents and children. Materials and methods. The study involved 106 families. A set of generally accepted research methods was used including theoretical analysis and generalization of scientific and methodological literature as well as domestic and international practical experience related to family leisure; sociological methods (questionnaire surveys), and mathematical statistics methods. Results. The questionnaire survey provided an opportunity to identify priority areas of joint physical activity of children and parents and to assess the quality of family well-being and active family leisure. The attitude of parents to winter types of recreation in the organization of active leisure was identified. According to the survey data, 9.4% of the families had a high level, 59.4% had an average level, 30.3% had a satisfactory level, and 0.9% had an unsatisfactory level of family well-being. The vast majority of respondents (45.2%) believed that their family members had a satisfactory level of physical activity, 40.6% of families reported they had an average level, only 10.4% indicated they had a high level, and 3.8% said they had an unsatisfactory level. Among the surveyed families, 63.2% indicated an average level of satisfaction with family leisure, 29.2% rated their leisure as satisfactory, and the remaining 3.8% indicated an excellent or unsatisfactory level. Conclusions. The focus was on identifying prevailing motivations, which contribute to the optimization of the family leisure process and the degree of activity when using recreational technologies. The obtained results indicate a significant potential for expanding physical activity of families with children, including through the use of winter recreation.

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Family Leisure Functioning: A Cross-National Study

Cited by 27 publications

References 28 publications

Leisure Experiences of Military Couples Postdeployment

Leisure Experiences of Military Couples Postdeployment

The Association Between Family Leisure and Family Quality of Life: A Meta‐Analysis of Data from Parents and Adolescents

Assessment of the Quality of Active Family Leisure

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