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New Works


References included here were published in the last two years (2024+); see the Bibliography for earlier materials. Last updated January 7, 2026. 


Books

Stebbins, R. A. (2025). Why we love to tour: Gazing from the Serious Leisure Perspective. Emerald.

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.

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., Gisladottir, T., & Sato, M. (2025). Exploring the link between runners’ involvement and well-being using the psychological continuum model. Journal of Leisure Research, 1–16. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1080/00222216.2025.2510209

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.

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.

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.

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, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202420601016

Bendle, L. J., & Pooley, A. W. (2025). Theorizing leisure speech communities from the serious leisure and social worlds perspectives. World Leisure Journal, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/16078055.2025.2516639

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.

Bielińska, Magdalena. 2025. Passions, travel, and cultural participation—intergenerational transmission of middle-class lifestyles. Qualitative Sociology Review 21(1),74-99. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.21.1.04.

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.

Blackwell, S., Kado, C., Bohm, M., & Kames, E. (2024). Towards understanding the relationships between personal motivation and design quality. Proceedings of the ASME 2024 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 7, Engineering Education. Portland, Oregon, USA. November 17–2. V007T09A018. ASME, https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2024-146019.

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.

Carvalho, I., Iglesias, M., & Ivanov, S. (2025). Education 2070: A conceptual framework. World Futures, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/02604027.2025.248250.

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.

Codina, N., Valenzuela, R., Pestana, J. V., & Stebbins, R. (2024). Perspectivas temporales tras el ocio serio de la juventud. Cauriensia Revista Anual De Ciencias Eclesiásticas, XIX, 1167-1190, DOI : 10.17398/2340-4256.19.116.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ghvanidze, S., Ščasný, M., Kang, S. K. et al. Exploring Motivations for Cannabis Use in Casual Leisure: a German Perspective. Int J Sociol Leis 8, 149–186 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41978-024-00173-1

Gravelle, F., Stratas, A., & Karlis, G. (2025). “I'm not too old to lift”: Exploring lifelong involvement in Olympic weightlifting through the serious leisure perspective. Front. Sports Act. Living 7:1483898. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2025.1483898.

Gupta, A., Eilert, M., & Gentry, J. W. (2024). Meaningful consumption. Journal of Macromarketing, 44(3), 637-652. https://doi.org/10.1177/02761467241236485
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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.

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.

Heidari, K., & Gravelle, F. (2025). Does intensity of nature-based recreation drive environmental stewardship? Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 51,100925, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2025.100925.

Heidari, K., & Gravelle, F. (2025). Who comes to the park and why? A cluster analysis based on serious leisure framework. Leisure/Loisir, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/14927713.2025.2551525

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. 

Hopkins, J. B. (2024). Flying casual: a serious leisure career playing X-Wing: The Miniatures Game. Leisure Studies, 44(3), 467–482. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2024.2320364

Ilić, I. S., Krnjaić, Z., Videnović, M., & Krstić, K. (2024). How do adolescents engage with music in spare time? Leisure patterns and their relation with socio-demographic characteristics, well-being, and risk behaviors. Psychology of Music, https://doi.org/10.1177/03057356241254458.

Kara, F. M., & Karaca, G. (2025). Pet attachment, stress coping, and leisure in Türkiye: Multi-mediating effect of serious leisure. Ponte Academic Journal, 81(2), doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2025.2.2.+

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.

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.

Kono, S., Ito, E., & Gui, J. (2025). Leisure’s relationships with hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in daily life: An experience sampling approach. Leisure Sciences, 47(2), 391–410. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1080/01490400.2022.2102097.

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
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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.

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.

Laughlin, E., & Chun, S. (2025). ‘Yoga really makes me feel good’: leisure as a coping resource for parent caregivers of children living with autism. Leisure/Loisir, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/14927713.2025.2489348

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.

Li, Z., Liu, H.-L., Lee, K., Wu, I.-W., & Bradley, M. (2025): Roller derby is my passion: The impact of athletic identity on dualistic passion through serious leisure. Managing Sport and Leisure, DOI: 10.1080/23750472.2025.2459735.

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.

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.

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.pp87-92.2.

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

Manoli, A. E., Dixon, K., & Antonopoulos, G. A. (2024). Football fan tokens as a mode of “serious leisure”: unveiling the dual essence of identity and investment. Leisure Studies, 44(2), 294–308. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1080/02614367.2024.2301949

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.

Marques, J. F., & Rodrigues, T. I. (2024). ‘Enjoyers’, ‘seekers’ and ‘vacationers’. Proposal for a typology of motorhome travellers in Europe. Tourist Studies, 24(2), 172-194. https://doi.org/10.1177/14687976241228008 (Original work published 2024)

Messina, E., & Weems, A. (2024). Public health perspectives and changed leisure behaviours among sport spectators following COVID-19. World Leisure Journal, 66(2), 303–316. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1080/16078055.2023.2275791.

​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.

Ngai, S. S., Cheung, C., Ng, Y., Chen, C., Wong, L., Zhou, Q., Yu, E. N., & Li, Y. (2025). District networks for promoting non-engaged youth’s career and life development. Research on Social Work Practice, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251329529.

Ngai, S. S.‐Y., Cheung, C.‐K., Ng, Y.‐H., Lee, B. J., Dupéré, V., Wang, M., Chen, C., Li, Y., Zhou, Q., Wong, L.‐M., & Zhang, X. (2024). Pathways from school to work: A sequence analysis of non‐engaged youth. Journal of Adolescence, 96(1655–1672), https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.123721672.

Nguyen, M. H., & Phan, H. T. M. (2024). Joint leisure activities of older Vietnamese married couples. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 39, 335–354. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-024-09516-7.

Noe, B. (2025). The ‘dark’ dimensions of grey space in freestyle skateboarding. Leisure Studies, 44(5), 892–905. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2025.2490546

Nowakowska, I. (2024). To gain one more close person: A Polish study on how volunteers working with seniors perceive the significance of their work and what they consider essential to continue it. Journal of Population Ageing DOI: 10.1007/s12062-024-09467-4.

Catherine O’Brien (2024) ‘It’s just nice not to be on screens’: exploring the relationship between pottery making, eudemonic wellbeing, and Instagram, Leisure Studies, 43:2, 249-262, DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2023.2218600.

Oliveira, S. N., & E. Kohlrausch (2024). The serious leisure perspective and studies on aging. In Doll, J., & Kohlrausch, K. (Eds.), Educação e envelhecimento - Perpectivas e tendências, pp. 279-303. Porto Alegre, Brazil: Cirkula.

Parowicz I. (2024). Genealogical memory and its function in bridging the ‘floating gap’. Genealogy, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy8010001.

Perold, I., Knott, B., & Young, C. (2024). The COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on family leisure activities of working parents with pre-school aged children. World Leisure Journal, 66(2), 267–290. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1080/16078055.2023.2261422.

Pierskalla, C. D., Twilley, D., Arbogast, D., et al. (2024). Examining progression in mountain bike specialization: A nationwide study. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership,16(3), 35–63. https://doi.org/10.18666/JOREL-2024-12174.

Rainoldi, M., Ladkin, A., & Buhalis, D. (2024). Blending work and leisure: A future digital worker hybrid lifestyle perspective.  Annals of Leisure Research, 27(2), 215-235, DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2022.2070513.

Rodrigues, T. I., & Marques, J. F. (2025). Motorhome and vanlife travel as serious leisure: a positive sociology approach. Leisure Studies, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2025.2481561.

Romano, A. B., Schuetz, L., Oja. B. D., & Lower-Hoppe, L. M. (2024). Skating to legitimacy: Institutional work practices within collegiate club hockey. Leisure Studies, 43(2), 278-293, DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2023.2218597.

Scriven, P. (2024). Online trolling as a dark leisure activity. Annals of Leisure Research, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2024.2358764.
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Shen, C. C., Tsai, C. H., & Tseng, T. A. (2025). The influence of flow experience and serious leisure on attachment in board game. Leisure Sciences, 47(1), 66–90. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1080/01490400.2022.2061654

Sirost, O., Andrieu, B., Dantas da Costa Sobra, J. B., & Da Nóbrega, P. (2024). The challenges of the wind. Ecology of serious leisure in the Brazilian Northeast. Front. Sports Act. Living 6:1406311. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1406311

Soontayatron, S. (2025). Exploring serious leisure: the journey of foreigners pursuing Muay Thai training in Bangkok and their socio-cultural adaptation. Annals of Leisure Research, 28(5), 565–583. https://doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2025.2460801

Soontayatron, S. (2025). The Paradox of Thai Leisure: Exploring the Tension Between “Doing as One Pleases” and the Pursuit of Meaningful Leisure. Leisure Sciences, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2025.2584990

Soraya, F., Norouzi Seyed Hossini, R., & Saffari, M. (2024). Redefining possibilities: A journey into personality traits, serious leisure, and life satisfaction among athletes with physical disabilities. Managing Sport and Leisure, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2024.2345371.

Stebbins, R. A. (2024). Counteracting ignorance: The liberal arts hobbies as cure. Leisure Studies Association Newsletter (Blog), July.

Stebbins, R. A. (2024). How to identify the professional counterpart of an amateur activity. Leisure Studies Association Newsletter (Blog), Leisure Reflections No. 65, March 2024.

Stebbins, R. A. (2025). Leisure Reflections (Research Blog)...No. 68: Clarification of commitment vis-à-vis the six qualities of serious leisure.

Stefanie Ruiz, A., Park, S., & Handy, F. (2025). The Korean wave as serious leisure - Hallyu and young adults’ well-being in the United States. World Leisure Journal, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/16078055.2025.2527196

Taichi Abe, T., & Morita, Y. (2024). An analysis of the relationship between the characteristics of innovative consumers and the degree of serious leisure in user innovation. arXiv:2412.13556 [econ.EM], https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2412.13556

Thomas, G. M. (2024). ‘The boots will be on the coffin!’: Multiple meanings of ageing for older people playing walking football. Ageing & Society, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X2400025418.

Tong, B. (2024). Community building through place-making activities: Older landscapers in a Singaporean residential town. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-024-09499-5.

Vargas, G., & Amaral, C. F. (2024). Serious leisure and the practice of climbing. Revista Didática Sistêmica, 26(1), 152–164. https://doi.org/10.14295/rdsis.v26i1.16882.

Wada, Y., Bizen, Y., Isaka, T., & Hayakawa, T. (2024). Exploring the components of “Kando” and the factors evoking it during motorcycle riding. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 25 (May), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2024.101104.

Wang, J., & Tang, K. (2024). The association of calligraphy activities with peace of mind, stress self-management, and perceived health status in older adults. Frontiers in Psychology, 15(455720), doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1455720.

Wang, J., & Tian, H. (2024). Serious leisure and successful aging among elderly air volleyball players: Examining the mediating role of social support and flow experience. Frontiers in Psychology, 15:1403373. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1403373.

Weidner, L. (2024). Gambling as work: A study of German poker players. Journal of Gambling Studies, 40, 1653–1678, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10277-0.

Wu, Y., & Chen, A. (2025). Personal, professional, and social benefits from leisure engagement among social workers: A qualitative exploration. The British Journal of Social Work, bcaf011, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaf011

Xu, Y. (2024). Into the wild: Sailing through leisure hybridity and self-other interculturality upon an ocean-crossing tall ship. World Leisure Journal, 66(1), 26-48, DOI: 10.1080/16078055.2023.2227606.

Yonaha, Y. (2024). Negotiating leisure constraints in the pandemic: The case of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong. International Journal of Sociology of Leisure, 7(2), 155–176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41978-024-00150-8­.­

Zal, F., & Mittal, S. (2024). Healing through kink. Conference: Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.33487.09129.

Zamani, M. H., Hashemi, A., & Abedanzadeh, R. (2024). Effects of positive and negative normative feedback on the learning of throwing task in children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Acta Gymnica, DOI: 10.5507/ag.2024.001.

Zimmerman, T. (2024). Crime junkies: A case for studying information behavior surrounding true crime podcasts. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 61(1), 715-720. DOI: 10.1002/pra2.1085


Dissertations & Theses

Heidari, K. (2025). Understanding the interaction of outdoor recreation motivation, serious leisure perspective and environmental concern: A study of park visitors. PhD thesis, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa.

Issar, S. (2024). Drone Society: An abductive analysis of civilian drone culture. PhD dissertation, University of Oregon.
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