Voices from the Margins: Stress, Active Living, and Leisure as a Contributor to Coping with Stress

Iwasaki, Yoshitaka; MacKay, Kelly J.; Mactavish, Jennifer; Ristock, Janice; Bartlett, Judith

doi:10.1080/01490400500484065

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“…Consistent with previous research on leisure as a coping resource in general (Coleman & Iso-Ahola, 1993;Iwasaki & Mannell, 2000;Wann, 2006), and as a resource for coping with stigmatization in particular (Iwasaki et al, 2006;Jetten et al, 2001), we expected that greater leisure involvement in the furry fandom would be associated with higher levels of well-being. The minority stress model (Meyer, 2003) describes how stigmatization leads to internalization of negative messages about the stigmatized identity, a sense of isolation, motivation to conceal the stigmatized identity, and ultimately, negative consequences for well-being.…”

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Deeper leisure involvement as a coping resource in a stigmatized leisure context

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Although leisure involvement can be a resource for coping with stigmatization, some forms of leisure are themselves stigmatized. One such stigmatized leisure context is the furry fandom, a diverse group of people that create anthropomorphic animal identities. Drawing on the minority stress model and symbolic self-completion theory, we examined survey responses of 3473 members of online furry communities. Greater involvement in the furry community was associated with higher levels of well-being. This association was statistically explained by greater disclosure of furry identity and an indirect path through feelings of self-acceptance and affiliation with the furry fandom linked to greater disclosure of furry identity. Results suggest how deeper leisure involvement helps to counteract minority stress and cope with a stigmatized leisure identity.Bien que les loisirs adressent en certains cas la stigmatisation, certaines formes de loisirs comme le « fandom furry » sont aussi stigmatisés. Composé de gens diversifié, la participation au « fandom furry » crée des identités grâce à des animaux anthropomorphes fictifs. Nous appuyant sur le modèle de stress minoritaire et la théorie de l'autocomplétion symbolique, nous avons examiné les réponses au sondage de 3,473 membres du « fandom furry ». Une participation active dans cette communauté de loisirs a été associée à des niveaux plus élevés du bien-être. Selon les chercheurs cette association positive est statistiquement liée à une plus grande divulgation de l'identité « fandom furry ». Les résultats démontrent comment la participation des loisirs profonds contribue à contrer le stress minoritaire et faire face à l'identité stigmatisée de loisirs.

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“…Previous research indicates that keeping busy and diverting one's attention have been factors found to help people cope during or following negative life events such as acquiring a disability, losing a loved one, and being unemployed (Iwasaki, MacKay, MacTavish, Ristock, & Bartlett, 2006;MacNeil & Ostiguy, 2005;Haworth & Ducker, 1991). Further, Hutchinson et al's (2007) research found that family leisure activities, in particular, were opportunities for communal coping for parents and adolescents following a divorce.…”

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Doing More with Less: Women's Leisure During Their Partners’ Military Deployment

Werner¹,

Shannon

2013

Leisure Sciences

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Women whose partners have been deployed on military missions during wartime typically experience increased stress as they adjust to maintaining work, family, and household roles. The purpose of this study was to explore leisure in the lives of women during their partners' deployment. Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 10 employed mothers whose partners had been deployed for at least a six-month period. Findings indicated that the loss of daily support from partners and concern for partners' safety contributed to women shifting their focus from individual to family leisure as a means of coping and caring for their children.

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“…In this way, ceremony for Aboriginal peoples can be understood as leisure. Thus, leisure for Aboriginal peoples may be perceived more as emotional labour and as a context for community expression and well-being (Iwasaki, 2008;Iwasaki, Mackay, Mactavish, Ristock, & Bartlett, 2006).…”

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“I've never been so free in all my life”: healing through Aboriginal ceremonies in prison

Yuen

2011

Leisure/Loisir

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The purpose of this article is to examine the leisure experiences of Aboriginal women in a Canadian federal prison as they engaged in traditional ceremony. This study explores how Aboriginal women's experiences of ceremony, conceptualized as leisure, challenged the controlling environment of the prison and contributed to the release of pain and other feelings that resulted from traumatic events. The healing experiences of the Aboriginal women in this study are ultimately contrasted with the oppressive environment of the prison. The findings suggest that surveillance, discipline and punishment were replaced with a safe and secure emotional space, which provided an environment for the women to collectively reveal their vulnerabilities and begin to heal. This process of healing led to the embodiment of Sisterhood, which was portrayed through the development of mutually trusting, caring and supportive relationships.Le but de cet article est d'examiner les liens entre les femmes autochtones incarcérées dans une prison canadienne et l'engagement culturel. Les expériences des femmes autochtones dans ces cérémonies traditionnelles sont conceptualisées comme des loisirs. Ces formes de loisirs aident à contester le contrôle de la prison et contribuent aussi à la libération de douleur et une délivrance d'événements traumatiques. Ces expériences thérapeutiques sont contrastées avec l'environnement oppressant d'une prison. Les résultats suggérent que la surveillance, la discipline, et la répression de ces lieux sont remplacées par un espace sûr, qui fournit un environnement sécuritaire d'où les femmes peuvent révéler collectivement leurs vulnérabilités et initiés leurs guérisons. Ce processus de guérison a conduit à la réalisation de la sororité, qui a été dépeinte par un développement de confiance mutuelle, de bienveillance, et des relations de soutien.

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Voices from the Margins: Stress, Active Living, and Leisure as a Contributor to Coping with Stress

Cited by 90 publications

References 37 publications

Deeper leisure involvement as a coping resource in a stigmatized leisure context

Deeper leisure involvement as a coping resource in a stigmatized leisure context

Doing More with Less: Women's Leisure During Their Partners’ Military Deployment

“I've never been so free in all my life”: healing through Aboriginal ceremonies in prison

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