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Leisure and health : why is leisure therapeutic?/ created by Linda L. Caldwell

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: British journal of guidance and counselling ; Volume 33, number 1London : Routledge, 2005Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISSN:
  • 03069885
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB1027.5 BRI
Online resources: Abstract: The purpose of this article is to examine the empirical evidence and describe theoretical perspectives that address under what conditions and why leisure can be therapeutic and contribute to health and well-being. This review of the literature provides empirical evidence that leisure can contribute to physical, social, emotional and cognitive health through prevention, coping (adjustment, remediation, diversion), and transcendence. After examining this empirical evidence, the article addresses why leisure is therapeutic and concludes by presenting two concepts useful to practitioners who desire to provide leisure guidance to help people avoid risk and maximise the therapeutic possibilities of leisure.
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Journal Article Journal Article Main Library - Special Collections LB1027.5 BRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Vol. 33, no.1 (pages 7-26) Not for loan For in house use only

The purpose of this article is to examine the empirical evidence and describe theoretical perspectives that address under what conditions and why leisure can be therapeutic and contribute to health and well-being. This review of the literature provides empirical evidence that leisure can contribute to physical, social, emotional and cognitive health through prevention, coping (adjustment, remediation, diversion), and transcendence. After examining this empirical evidence, the article addresses why leisure is therapeutic and concludes by presenting two concepts useful to practitioners who desire to provide leisure guidance to help people avoid risk and maximise the therapeutic possibilities of leisure.

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