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Leisure Activities

Known as: Leisure activity, activities leisure, Activity, Leisure 
Activities done for the purpose of relaxation or diversion from routine work.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Emotions and the habitus: Young people with socio-emotional differences (re)producing social, emotional and cultural capital in family and leisure space-times
Review
2012
Review
2012
Preterm birth and leisure participation: a synthesis of the literature.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
For Better or Worse? A Structural Model of the Benefits and Costs Associated with Recreational Specialization
This research developed and tested a theoretical model on the benefits and costs of recreational specialization. The model… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Cognitive leisure activities, but not watching TV, for future brain benefits
Loss of cognition is a common and feared neurologic problem of old age. Up to 10% of older persons have dementia,1 and at least… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Demand for Water-based Leisure Activity
This paper reports on the demand for water-based leisure activity in Ireland based on data from a nationally representative… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Social integration and the quality of life of schizophrenic patients in different types of complementary care
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Development of a measure of adolescent leisure interests.
OBJECTIVE Two studies examined the internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the Adolescent Leisure Interest Profile… 
1988
1988
Differential changes in areas of social adjustment from depressive episodes through recovery.
1987
1987
The relationship of social support to psychological adjustment in end-stage renal disease patients.
1985
1985
A system of classifying leisure activities in terms of the psychological benefits of participation reported by older persons.
The psychological benefits of 18 commonly chosen leisure activities were investigated using the Paragraphs About Leisure-Form E… 
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