New Works
References included here were published in the last two years (2023+); see the Bibliography for earlier materials. Last updated February 10, 2025.
Books
Beech, M. (2023). William Frederick Denning: Grand amateur and doyen of British meteor astronomy. Springer: Cham, Switzerland, ISBN 978-3-031-44442-5.
Nimrod, G. (2023). The aging of Aquarius: The Hippies of the 60s in their 60s and beyond. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Pospíšil, J. (2023). Hodnoty a volný čas: Nové výzvy pro sociální pedagogiku a pedagogiku volného času [Values and leisure: New challenges to social and leisure pedagogy]. Publishers: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouc. DOI: 10.5507/cmtf.22.24462363 (in Czech).
Stebbins, R. A. (2023). Project-based leisure: Toward personal well-being and community development. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.
Trujillo, B. (2024). The virtue of playfulness: Why happy people are playful. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032717722.
Articles & Chapters
Acheampong, E. Y., Akwaa-Sekyi, E. K., & Frimpong, R. (2024). Identification of sport talents through leisure activity: a pathway for achieving football commercialization. Leisure/Loisir, 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/14927713.2024.2420128
Aguirre-Cardona, A., Aldana-Villalobos, K., & Rubio-Florido, I. (2024). Leisure, work, and study among university students, an approach from a Colombian Perspective. Retos, 53(abril)., 563-570, https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/index.
Akoğuz Yazıcı, N. (2023). A study on the serious leisure time perceptions of street basketball players in terms of different variables. Journal of Education and Recreation Patterns (JERP), 4 (1), 01-13, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53016/jerp.v4i1.79.
Aksu, H. S., Kaya, A., & Demirel, M. (2023). Girişimcilik eğiliminin ciddi serbest zaman faaliyetleri ve süre değişkenleri açısından incelenmesi. Tourism and Recreation, 5(2), 106-113. https://doi.org/10.53601/tourismandrecreation.1382501.
Alanazi, H. M. N. (2024). The role of leisure activities in enhancing well-being in Saudi’s retired community: A mixed methods study. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11, 604. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03126-x.
An, B., Sato, M., & Harada, M. (2024). Grit, leisure involvement, and life satisfaction: A case of amateur triathletes in Japan. Leisure Sciences, 46(3), 237–253. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1080/01490400.2021.1927269.
Andrade, R. D., Tavares, G. H., Farias, G. O., Beltrame, T. S., & Felden, É. P. G. (2024). Proposition of a theoretical model for leisure practices based on constraints and attitudes. World Leisure Journal, 66(2), 250–266. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1080/16078055.2023.2251942.
Ankers, E. (2024). Experiences and perceptions of motherhood and climbing. Annals of Leisure Research, 27(4), 579–595. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1080/11745398.2023.2177178
Arnegger, J., Herz, M., & Campbell, M. (2024). Mass ecotourism, media, and wildlife experience. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 45, 100732, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2023.100732.
Arosteguy, A., & Gomes, C. L. (2023). Leisure, culture and territory: A social cartography in two suburbs of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, DOI: 10.1080/10632921.2023.2172121.
Axenti, O., & Potâng, A. (2024). Psihologia transportului manifestarea comportamentului în trafic în raport cu experiența de șofat manifestation of traffic behavior in relation to driving experience. Psihologie Revista Științifico-Practică, 45(2), 85-93. DOI: 10.46728/pspj.2024.v45.i2.p85-93. Text in Romanian, abstract in English.
Ayhan, C., Dugenci, A., Isik, O., Gumus, H., & Gungor, N. B. (2024). The effect of leisure involvement on happiness and successful aging in elderly. Work, online edition.
Bachórz, A. (2023). “She quit her corporate job and took up... cooking.” Professional food work, unobvious career shifts and the search for an alternative relationship with the world. Studia Socjologiczne,1(248), 59–86, DOI: 10.24425/sts.2023.144834. (In Polish with English abstract)
Bačić, J. (2023). Razlozi uključenja studenata u volonterski angažman. СИНЕЗА, 4(3), 41-51. DOI: 10.7251/SIN2303003B. In Serbian, with English abstract.
Bargeman, B., Calvi, L., Westerlaken, R., & Duursma, G. (2024). Volunteering dynamics in leisure, tourism and hospitality: Developing sustainable practices for well-being and social impact. Research in Hospitality Management, 14(1), 28–32. https://doi.org/10.1080/22243534.2024.2354016.
Bason, T. (2023). Follow, follow, follow: Analysing the motivations for attending small-scale events abroad. Journal of Sport & Tourism, 27(1), 1-14, DOI: 10.1080/14775085.2022.2094992.
Beder, C., & Üstün, Ü. D. (2024). Examining the transformational leadership tendencies of serious and casual leisure participant sports management students. SHS Web of Conferences 206, 01016 (2024) ERPA 2024, https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202420601016.
Bedir, F., Önal, L., & Stebbins, R. (2023). Adult deviant leisure tendency scale (ADLTS) – Scale development study. World Leisure Journal. 65(4), 605-616, DOI: 10.1080/16078055.2023.2213686
Belhassen, V. (2023). Work, leisure and the social order: Insights from the pandemic. Annals of Leisure Research, 26(4), 514-520, DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2021.1964992.
Beverland, M. B., Fernandez, K. V., & Eckhardt, G. M. (2024). Consumer work and agency in the analog revival. Journal of Consumer Research, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucae003.
Bhandari, K. (2023). Fatalism and leisure in Nepal. Leisure Studies, 42(6), 883-896, DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2023.2168031.
Bill, T., Dessart, G., & Antonini Philippe, R. (2024). Does ultra-endurance passion make athletes happy? Sports, 12(6), 149, https://doi.org/10.3390/sports120601.
Braun, A. (2023). Voluntourism on the Camino de Santiago – How iteration changes motives, stakeholder interaction, and reintegration of hospitaleros. Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism, 2(1), 99-113. https://www.doi.org/10.5038/2771-5957.2.1.1022
Brown, C. E., Collins, T., Foy, R. K. et al. (2024). The how rather than the what: A qualitative analysis of modalities and caregiver descriptions of special interests in autistic youth. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06501-4.
Buelens, L., Geudens, T., Vlieghe, J., & De Baets, T. (2024). Naar een (on)pedagogiek van het amateurorkest? Cultuur+Educatie, 23(66), 102-116. Written in Dutch with short abstract in English.
Caramelo, J. & Sá Costa, A. (2024). Las bandas de música civiles más allá de la educación musical: Una revisión de alcance (2010-2021). Revista Electrónica Complutense de Investigación en Educación Musical, 21, 201-227. https://doi.org/10.5209/reciem.86433. Article also available in English.
Cardoso, J. B. F, & Dell’Arno, F. (2023). Amador por vocação: a pintura como lazer sério. Art Research Journal / Revista de Pesquisa em Artes, 10(1), 1-23. DOI: 10.36025/arj.v10i1.261, Abstract also available in English.
Carter, D. P. (2023). Sustaining civic recreation: Understanding what shapes climbers’ contributions to local resource stewardship and advocacy. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 15(1), 77–93, https://doi.org/10.18666/JOREL-2023-11642.
Cecchin, H. F. G., da Costa, H. E. R., Pacheco, G. R., de Valencia, G. B., & Murta, S. G. (2024). A mixed methods study of suicide protective factors in college students. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 37(35), https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-024-00315-0.
Cho, H., Abbasi, G. A., Kang, H.-K., &; Lee, Y. H. (2024). Exploring constraints and sport experiences: A case study of adult workers in Singapore. Behavioral Sciences,14(9), 848. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/bs14090848.
Chun, S., Heo, J., & Lee, Y (2023). Savouring the ordinary moments in the midst of trauma: Benefits of casual leisure on adjustment following traumatic spinal cord injury. Leisure Studies, 42(2), 253-267, DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2022.2097299.
Codina, N., Pestana, Montesinos, J. V., Valenzuela, R., & Stebbins, R. A. (2024). Perspectivas temporales tras el ocio serio de la juventud. Cauriensia. Revista Anual De Ciencias Eclesiásticas, 19, 1167–1190. https://doi.org/10.17398/2340-4256.19.1167
Coelho, L. S. (2024). The right to ride: An ethnography of an urban and marginal practice. Revista Políticas Públicas & Cidades, 13(2), e841. https://doi.org/10.23900/2359-1552v13n2-50-2024.
Corcuera, M. (2024). The creative process in honeycomb. Creativity Theories – Research - Applications, 11(2), 109-136. https://doi.org/10.2478/ctra-2024-0013
Cova, B., & Guercini, S. (2023). Tribal entrepreneurs: Caught in the crossfire of the tribal and market logics? Consumption Markets & Culture, online edition, DOI: 10.1080/10253866.2023.2252751.
Debra, L., & Winter, C. (2023). The contradictory ethics of native duck shooting: Recreation, protection and management. Annals of Leisure Research, 26(2), 251-268, DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2021.1974904.
De Martino, M., Alonzi, R., & Isidori, E. (2023). Pedagogy of work in postmodern society: Between job insecurity and digital revolution // Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Journal of Philosophy, 27(1), 94—107, https://doi.org/10.22363/2313-2302-2023-27-1-94-107 (article in English).
de Oliveira Ferreira, H., Silva, S. T. J. A., Neves de Oliveira, S., Apolinário-Souza, T., & Marcos Gonçalves Maciel, G. (2023). Analysis of the "quadrilha feijão queimado" group from the perspective of serious leisure. Revista Foco |Curitiba (PR)|, 16(3),.01-11. (in Portuguese with English abstract)
Dieser, R. B. (2023). Advancing the association for humanistic counseling principles through the serious leisure perspective. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 00, 1– 11. https://doi.org/10.1002/johc.12208
Dieser, R. B. (2023). The serious leisure-devotee work nexus of Viktor and Elly Frankl. International Forum for Logotherapy, 47(1), 53-61.
Dieser, R. B. (2024). Viktor Frankl’s (centripetal) leisure: An initial exploration. Leisure/Loisir, 48(4), 681–698. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1080/14927713.2023.2242870.
Dittrich, M., & Mey, B. (2023). Voluntary labour supply by birth cohort: empirical evidence from Germany. Empirica. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10663-023-09573-0.
Donald, W. E., & Duck, N. J. (2024). Life is too short to be serious all the time: Donald Duck presents unconventional motivations for publishing in academia. GILE Journal of Skills Development, 4(1), 141–145, https://doi.org/10.52398/gjsd.2024.v4.i1.pp141-145.
Donner, F. (2024). Structures that tilt: Understanding “toxic” behaviors in online gaming. New Media & Society, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448241270446. Online preprint.
Dor-Haim, P. (2025). Understanding self-fulfillment: Principals’ perspectives in special education for complex disabilities. Journal of Educational Administration, 63(1), 34-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEA-06-2024-0178.
Duan, Z. G., He, Y., & Qiu, J. G. (2024). Tracing the pioneers: Ballroom dance instructors and “taxi-dance girls” in modern Chinese leisure sports. Sport History Review, 55(2), 146-172, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/shr.2023-0040.
Duursma, G., Losekoot, E., & de Jong, G. (2023). The role of volunteers in creating hospitality: Insights from museums, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 54, 373–382, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2023.01.008.
Egili Çankaya, G. Z., & Aktaş, G. (2023). Küresel bisiklet ekosisteminde dijital dönüşüm: Uygulamalar ve beklentiler. International Journal of Contemporary Tourism Research, 7(2), 117-128. http://doi.org/10.30625/ijctr.1392150, in Turkish with English abstract.
Farkas, J., & Barcsi, T. (2023). Leisure in pain: A logotherapeutic view. International Forum for Logotherapy, 47(1), 62-80.
Fernandez-Lasa, U., Eizagirre-Sagastibeltza, O., Romero Da Cruz, S., & Usabiaga Arruabarrena, O. (2024). Exploring women’s engagement in leisure sport participation: The influence of serious leisure in Basque pelota. Annals of Leisure Research, 27(4), 490–504. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1080/11745398.2022.2143830.
Finkielsztein, M. (2023). Between sport and leisure: Competitive senior ballroom dancing as serious leisure. Qualitative Sociology Review 19(4), 52-70. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.19.4.03M.
Foley, C., Darcy, S., Hergesell, A., Almond, B., McDonald, M., Nguyen, L. T., & Morgan-Brett, E. (2023). Extracurricular activities, graduate attributes and serious leisure: Competitive sport versus social-cultural clubs in campus life, Leisure Studies, 42(6), 971-988, DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2023.2168030.
Garcia, R. M., & Villar, B. C. (2023). Educar el ocio en la sociedad apresurada: El ocio valioso como horizonte/Educating leisure in hasty society: Valuable leisure as the horizon. Revista Ciencias Pedagógicas e Innovación, 10(2), 159-169. http:/dx.doi.org/10.26423/rcpi.v10i1.439. (in Spanish with English abstract).
Gat, O. (2024). The leisure culture experiences of Bedouin children living in unregulated villages in the southern region (Negev) of the state of Israel. US-China Education Review A, 14(7), 411-432, doi: 10.137265/2161-623X/2024.07.00.
Geng, W.; Wan, Q.; Wang, H.; Dai, Y.; Weng, L.; Zhao, M.; Lei, Y.; Duan, Y. (2023). Leisure involvement, leisure benefits, and subjective well-being of bicycle riders in an urban forest park: The moderation of age. Forests, 14, 1676, https://doi.org/10.3390.
Ghvanidze S., Kang S. K., Ščasný M., Hanf, J. H. (2023). Profiling cannabis consumption motivation and situations as casual leisure. IES Working Papers 4/2024. IES FSV. Charles University, Czech Republic. (PDF) PROFILING CANNABIS CONSUMPTION MOTIVATION AND SITUATIONS AS CASUAL LEISURE. Available from:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378031955_PROFILING_CANNABIS_CONSUMPTION_MOTIVATION_AND_SITUATIONS_AS_CASUAL_LEISURE
Ghvanidze, S., Ščasný, M., Kang, S. K. et al. (2024). Exploring motivations for cannabis use in casual leisure: A German perspective. International Journal of Sociology of Leisure (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41978-024-00173-1.
Godínez-Burgos, E. (2023). Ocio, trabajo y sentido de la vida bajo el neoliberalismo. Leisure, work and meaning of life under neoliberalism. Sincronia : Revista de Filosofía, Letras y Humanidades, 27(83), 42-69, DOI: 10.32870/sincronia.axxvii.n83.3a23. (in Spanish with English abstract).
Gómez-Morales, B., Castro, D., & Nieto-Ferrando, J. (2023). High season is coming: Travel motivations of Game of Thrones fans. Current Issues in Tourism, DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2023.2272731, online edition.
Gupta, A., Eilert, M., & Gentry, J. W. (2024). Meaningful consumption. Journal of Macromarketing, 44(3), 637-652. https://doi.org/10.1177/02761467241236485
Gwon, I. J., & Kim, I. (2024). Participation experience and significance in stand-up paddleboarding(sup) as serious leisure. Korean Society for the Sociology of Sport, 37(1), 15-33. 10.22173/ksss.2024.37.1.2 In Korean with English abstract.
Haim-Litevsky, D., Komemi, R., & Lipskaya-Velikovsky, L (2023). Sense of belonging, meaningful daily life participation, and well-being: Integrated investigation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 4121. https://doi.org/10.339.
Hallmann, K., Wright, R. K., & Morellato, M. (2023). Serious leisure event volunteering and social capital. Event Management, 27(3), 353-366, https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948695189.
Hallmann, K. & Zehrer, A. (2023) Interrelationships of landscapes, sportscapes and sport experiences in destinations, Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, DOI: 10.1080/15022250.2023.2202644.
Haylı, Ç. M., Chung, S., Kösem, D. D., & Karataş, R. (2024). Development of the leisure time attitude scale for children with visual impairment. International Journal of Special Education, 39(2), 1-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2024.39.1.
Hennessy, C. (2023). The functions of leisure in later life: Bridging individual- and community-level perspectives. Ageing & Society, doi:10.1017/S0144686X23000028.
Heo, J., & Ryu, J. (2023). Maintaining active lifestyle through pickleball: A qualitative exploration of older pickleball players. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 010.1177/00914150231208012.
Hernández-López, E. M., & Urbar-Serrano, F. A. (2024). The impact of online informal learning of English (OILE) through fandom participation. Revista Lengua y Cultura Biannual Publication, 5(10), 92-98.
Hetherington, A., Liu, S., & Meldrum, J. (2023). Evaluating the impact of retirement leisure planning on retirement satisfaction and vitality: A mixed-method study. Annals of Leisure Research, 26(1), 140-161, DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2021.1902357.
Hutchinson, S., & Kleiber, D. (2023). On time, leisure, and health in retirement: Implications for public health services. International Journal of Environmental Research on Public Health, 20, 2490. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032490.
Hutzell, R. R. (2023). Focus editing: Serious leisure and values actualization. International Forum for Logotherapy, 47(1), 47-51.
Iso-Ahola, S. E., & Baumeister, R. F. (2023). Leisure and meaning in life. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1074649.
Jang, Y. H., & Yoo, Y. E. (2023). Impact of emotional labor on happiness among early childhood educators: Moderating effect of serious leisure. The Journal of Korea Open Association for Early Childhood Education, 28(4), 61-80. 10.20437/KOAECE28-4-03. In Korean with English abstract.
Kavlak, H. T., & Aksu, H. S. (2023). The effect of attitudes towards physical violence and demographic variables on serious leisure time activity choice. Journal of Education and Recreation Patterns (JERP), 4 (2), 495-50.
Khan, M. K., & Ullah, A. (2024). Exploring the elements that influence postgraduate students' reading trends in university. Inverge Journal of Social Sciences, 3(3), 54-67, https://invergejournals.com/
Khir, M. M., Sabar, S., & Rashid, M. M. (2024). Experiencing virtual events: A case of covid-19. INCOMAR 2023 The 9th International Conference on Marketing and Retailing, European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences EpSBS, pp, 334-342, DOI: 10.15405/epsbs.2024.05.28.
Kılıç, M. & Keskin, C. (2023). Ev kadinlarinin serbest zaman yoksunluğunun incelenmesi: Düzce örneği. Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 0(43), 603-632. DOI: 10.14520/adyusbd.1195742. (written entirely in Turkish)
Kitheka, B., & Comer, R. (2023). Cribbage culture and social worlds: An analysis of closeness, inclusiveness, and specialization. Journal of Leisure Research, 54(1), 131-151, DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2022.2148145.
Kleiber, D. (2024). The legacy of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi for leisure studies: An introduction to this special ‘tribute’ issue. Journal of Leisure Research, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2024.2373989.
Komyathy, B. (2023). Frederick W. Taylor and the congruence of active leisure & work. World Leisure Journal, 65(1), 28-44, DOI: 10.1080/16078055.2022.2125573 .
Komyathy, B. (2023). ‘I can’t outrun a bear, but I can outrun you:’ Sport contests, nature challenge activities and outdoor recreation. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, DOI: 10.1080/17511321.2023.2235087.
Kono, S., Nagata, S., & Gui, J. (2024). Relationships between leisure and life worth living: A content analysis of photographic data. Annals of Leisure Research, 27(2), 236-252, DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2022.2070514
Kujanpää, M., & Olafsen, A. H. (2024). Take action, recover well? The role of daily proactive recovery strategies for recovery, stress, affect, and next-day performance. Journal of Business and Psychology, DOI: 10.1007/s10869-024-09978-z.
Lachowski, S., & Lachowska, B. (2023). Adolescent volunteering in Poland: Contextual and individual determinants. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 30(3), 522–530. doi: 10.26444/aaem/172561.
Larson, R., & Sri, S. (2024). Flow as a catalyst for positive youth development. Journal of Leisure Research, 55(5), 600–620. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2024.2303640.
Lee, K., Bentley, J., & Liu, H.-L. (2023). The mediating role of passion in the relationship between serious leisure and well-being among university sport club participants. Journal of Leisure Research, 54(4), 409-428, DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2023.2165886.
Lee, K., Gould, J., & Hsu, H.-Y. (2023). Thickening serious leisure: A review of studies that employed the Serious Leisure Inventory and Measure (SLIM) between 2008 and 2019. Leisure Studies, 42(2), 296-313, DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2022.2107053.
Lee, K., Liu, H. L. (Stella), & Bentley, J. P. (2024). The contribution of serious leisure qualities to passion in the context of collegiate sport club participation. Leisure Studies, 43(5), 861–872. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2024.2307379.
Lemarié, J. (2023). Organized lifestyle sports in southern California: Social facts, collective consciousness, and solidarity among university surfers. International Journal of Sociology of leisure, 6(1), 87–110. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1007/s41978-022-00125-7.
Lev, A. (2023). Running through the in-between: Distance runners in a state of liminality. Leisure Studies, 42(5), 648-662, DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2022.2131886.
Liu, Z., Yang, T., Yi, C., & Zhang, K. (2024). Effects and functional mechanisms of serious leisure on environmentally responsible behavior of mountain hikers: Mediating effect of place attachments and destination attractiveness. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 45, 100709, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2023.100709.
Lizzo, R., & Liechty, T. (2023). Virtual community participation as “Sirius” leisure. World Leisure Journal, 65(1), 45-62, DOI: 10.1080/16078055.2022.2127867.
López, A., & Sánchez, R. (2023). Not so rebel after all: Profiling personality traits in mountain running athletes/Ni tan rebeldes: Perfil de personalidad de los corredores de montaña. Retos, 48(2), 532-544. (in English with Spanish abstract)
Loureiro, S. M. C., & Rato, D. (2023). Stimulating the visit of a physical museum through a virtual one. Anatolia, DOI: 10.1080/13032917.2023.2172596.
Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Thomas, Aicher, J., & Baker, B. J. (2023) Intention–behaviour relationship within community running clubs: Examining the moderating influence of leisure constraints and facilitators within the environment. World Leisure Journal, 65(1), 3-27, DOI: 10.1080/16078055.2022.2125572
Ma, Y., Nimmi, P. M., Mouratidou, M. and Donald, W. E. (2024), Exploring the impact of serious leisure on well-being and self-perceived employability: The mediating role of career adaptability amongst Chinese undergraduates, Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-12-2023-0346.
Maciel, M. G., Oliveira, J., Galdino, N. de Mota., Jorge, A. P. da S. (2023). Percepção de universitários sobre a interface entre lazer, religiosidade e bem-estar espiritual/ Perception of university students about the interface between leisure, religiosity and spiritual well-being. Revista de Psicologia da IMED, Passo Fundo, 15(1), 83-100, https://doi.org/10.18256/2175-5027.2023.v15i1.4673. (in Portuguese, abstract in English)
Mahayosnand, P. P., & Sabra, S. (2024). Generation Z: Increasing Self-Perceived Employability and Well-being through Serious Leisure. GILE Journal of Skills Development, 4(3), 87–92. https://doi.org/10.52398/gjsd.2024.v4.i3.pp87-92
Malema, M., Young, M., Andrews, B., & Wegner, L. (2024). Experts’ knowledge about leisure education and leadership development: Building capacity of youth with physical disabilities in South Africa. Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development, 8(16): 6880, https://doi.org/10.24294/jipd688.
Malm, T., & Lundin, A. N. (2024). Robbed or released by the pandemic? The dynamics of integrating and situating musician identity learning. Vocations and Learning, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12186-024-09346-1
Mansourian, Y. (2024). Information experiences of bonsai growers: A phenomenological study in serious leisure. Journal of Documentation, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-02-2024-0044.
Marine-Roig, E., Lin, M. P., & Llonch-Molina, N. (2023). Cooking classes as destination image contribution: A serious leisure perspective. Leisure Sciences, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2023.2253806
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Mkwelo, A., Shai, K., Madide, S., Mahlalela, E., Malema, P., Malema, M. (2023). Perceptions of leisure-time physical activity for people living with disabilities amidst the covid-19 pandemic in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. The Open Public Health Journal, 16(1), doi: 10.2174/18749445-v16-e230717-2023-15.
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Mouratidou, M., Donald, W. E., Nimmi, P. M., & Ma. Y. (2024). Exploring the relationship between self-perceived academic performance and entrepreneurial intention: The moderating roles of serious leisure, perceived stress and gender. Higher Education Skills and Work-Based Learning, 14(4), 767-781. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-02-2024-0053.
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Siutila, M., & Karhulahti, V.-M. (2023). Continuous play: Leisure engagement in competitive fighting games and taekwondo. Annals of Leisure Research, 26(1), 100-116, DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2020.1865173.
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Dissertations & Theses
Batuhan, E (2023). Dijital Serbest Zaman Etkinliklerine Katılımda Akış Deneyimi ve Serbest Zaman Doyumunun İncelenmesi-Investigation of Flow Experience and Leisure Satisfaction in Participating Digital Leisure Activities. Doctoral thesis, Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi. (in Turkish with English abstract)
Cornes, I. C. (2023). Engaging the engagers: Experiencing community engagement in the state-led emergency management sector in Victoria, Australia. PhD thesis, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Faletehan, A. F. (2023). Managing the call: Individual perspectives and management practices to retain volunteers in faith-based organizations. PhD thesis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, DOI: 10.5463/thesis.30.
Issar, S. (2024). Drone Society: An abductive analysis of civilian drone culture. PhD dissertation, University of Oregon.
Schulte-Holthaus, S. (2023). From passion to performance: Entrepreneurial passion in the creative industries. Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Germany, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.12786.27841.
Yıldız, A. (2023). Using serious leisure theory to understand charity runners’ motivations, social relations, and experiences. PhD thesis, Middle East Technical University (summary in Turkish).