Thriving through stress: leisure satisfaction, hope, growth, and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

Potential connection between positive frustration in family leisure time and the promotion of adolescent autonomy

“…Lessons learned from this topic show—in the first place—that the role of optimal frustration as a parental support mechanism that helps in the development of adolescents’ autonomy in leisure time remains as an underexplored area. The maturing state of research discusses the resilience to stress through leisure activities ( Schneider and Iwasaki, 2003 ), mentioning coping with stress on a regular basis, usually from an individualistic approach rather than from a family approach ( Plancherel et al, 2006 ; Park and Kim, 2018 ), and oriented to situations in which the person is particularly vulnerable ( Liu et al, 2023 ). However, there is no mention of optimal frustration as a mechanism that helps parents create and strengthen emotional bonds in regular situations and in settings where interaction with family members occurs on a daily basis and playfully.…”

“…10.3389/fpsyg. 2023.1258748 Different meanings are distinguished in the process of coping and adaptation in leisure time: (1) a positive distraction (Waugh et al, 2020), (2) an opportunity to maintain optimism and hope (Liu et al, 2023), (3) a source of normality (Kono, 2015), and (4) a context for positive internal change (Iwasaki et al, 2006). The second and third meanings are mostly studied in vulnerable populations (Hayosh, 2017), while the first and fourth meanings have a more generalized population approach.…”