Leisure is a key life domain and a core ingredient for overall well-being. Yet, within positive
psychology, its definition and the psychological pathways by which it evokes happiness are …

Research about women and leisure has grown consistently over the past 30 years. This
paper extends four previous integrative reviews about research content regarding women's …

The aim of this special issue is to encourage critical theoretical and methodological
reflection on the broad topic of leisure and wellbeing. Ideas about wellbeing have come to …

Many studies indicate that participation and sense of community (SoC) are associated
factors enhancing community development. However, research has almost completely …

Participatory sport events have the potential to generate substantial social value in the local
community. One important social benefit of such sport events is the development of social …

Maintaining meaningful social connections boosts health in amazing ways. Even so, social
isolation pervades disturbingly in contemporary society. Because of its harmful …

Playfulness is an aspect of personality that predisposes individuals to reframe boring
situations into more amusing ones for themselves. This study extends knowledge about the …

Participatory sport events can generate substantial social benefits for the participants. A key
benefit derived from participatory sport events is the development of social capital. The …

This paper argues that by focusing on 'little leisures'(sport, tourism and so on, leisure that is
serious or casual, or leisure that produces 'flow', or on the specifics of the leisure of selected …

As the world population becomes increasingly urbanised and mobile,“third places” take on
greater importance for incorporating new residents into their neighbourhood and reducing …