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 …

Through an interdisciplinary lens, this paper proposes two concepts for Black feminist
analysis (visibility and hypervisibility) to augment feminist leisure scholarship. We examine …

We view leisure well-being as satisfaction in leisure life that contributes to subjective well-
being. The model we propose focuses on how leisure activities contribute to leisure well …

This study aims to explore the intrinsic relationship between leisure and happiness through
a graphic elicitation method. Drawings of three happiest moments and descriptions of them …

Serious leisure and casual leisure have served as two contrasting concepts for describing
leisure experiences. The purpose of this article is to reevaluate the traditional dichotomy of …

Few studies of adult playfulness exist, but limited research on older adults and playfulness
suggests that playfulness in later life improves cognitive, emotional, social, and …

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

The overwhelming majority of play research concerns juveniles. However, a full
understanding of the phenomenon requires knowledge of play and playfulness across the …

How music can provide a pathway to affective well-being has mostly been investigated with
regard to listening to music or music therapy. Comparatively, less is known about the effects …