Self-Managed Leisure, Satisfaction, and Benefits Perceived by Disabled Youth in Northern Spain

Abstract

Positive leisure is widely accepted as contributing to the development of selfautonomy and well-being of young people during their transition to adulthood (Glendenning et al., 2003; Coleman, 2011). However, there has been little research on these issues among young people with disabilities. In this study, we analyzed the relationship between self-managed leisure, satisfaction with leisure, and emotional, cognitive, and behavioral benefits as perceived by young people with disabilities. The sample consisted of 400 young people (48.8% female) with disabilities (hearing, physical, intellectual, and visual), aged between 15 and 29 years, who live in the Basque region of northern Spain. Results revealed the following conclusions. First, gender and type of disability relate to the degree of self-management associated with leisure. Second, there was a significant association between the degree of satisfaction with leisure and level of self-management associated with leisure and this relationship varied by disability type but not gender. Third, leisure independently organized by young people (self-managed) was associated with higher perceived psychological benefits (emotional and cognitive) connected with their leisure engagement.

The effect of leisure engagement on preschool teachers’ job stress and sustainable well-being

“…Therefore, leisure activities are crucial to the well-being and mental health of preschool teachers. In contrast, people who regularly engage in leisure activities are more likely to continue to have positive emotional experiences as their physical condition improves and their stress is relieved in the face of challenging environments and work (Doistua et al, 2020;Tian et al, 2020). In other words, more leisure behavioral engagement by preschool teachers implies higher levels of sustainable well-being.…”

“…In addition, people who engage in leisure activities continuously maintain normal cognitive and physical functioning, and their physical and mental stress can be relieved from leisure activities which continue to influence their mental health (Sala et al, 2019). For example, those who are more engaged in leisure activities have more leisure knowledge and experience, develop more adaptive skills, social interactions and positive relationships through leisure activities (Doistua et al, 2020). Moreover, a recent study also indicated that preschool teachers should value the importance of leisure activities such as play and recreation and engage in more leisure activities to enhance their physical and mental health as well as that of preschool children (Cheung, 2020).…”

The Catalogue of Leisure Activities: A New Structured Values and Content Based Instrument for Leisure Research Usable for Social Development and Community Planning

“…In addition to the research focusing on the structure and content of leisure activities, many studies are focusing on the benefits of leisure [41,55] and how it is experienced by specific groups [56,57] or in specific situations [58,59]. These studies inspired us to extend our proposed research instrument to include additional dimensions in the form of additional quantitative and qualitative indicators.…”

Analyzing the differences in the leisure benefit perceptions of male and female high school students with different leisure choices

“…In addition, studies are focusing on physical (Tinsley, 2005), sociological (Barnett, 2013), and psychological (Kim et al, 2016) benefits of leisure among different samples. According to researchers' positive leisure is widely accepted as an experience that contributes to the development of autonomy, understood as the ability to self-organize, and to the well-being of young people in the transition to adulthood (Doistua et al, 2020). However, when the relevant literature in Turkey is examined, it is seen that the studies on leisure benefits are in minority and there is a lack of studies.…”