Positive Psychology/Sociology

 

Akyildiz, M. (2013). The relationship between serious and casual participants’ personality characteristics with leisure satisfaction and life satisfaction. PhD dissertation, School of Physical Education and Sport, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey. (in Turkish)
 
Alemany, O. M., & Belk, R. W. (forthcoming). Childlikeness in adults – Introductory chapter. In Alemany, O. M,. & Belk, R. W. (Eds.), ‘Like a child would do’: An interdisciplinary approach to childlikeness in past and current societies. Montreal: Universitas Press.

​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.

Armbrecht, J., & Andersson, T. D. (2019): The event experience, hedonic and eudaimonic satisfaction and subjective well-being among sport event participants. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, DOI: 10.1080/19407963.2019.1695346.

Bailey, A.W., & Fernando, I.K. (2012). Routine and project-based leisure, happiness, and meaning in life. Journal of Leisure Research, 44, 139-154.

​Bill, T., Dessart, G., & Antonini Philippe, R. (2024). Does ultra-endurance passion make athletes happy? Sports,12,149, https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12060149.

Bruce Wan, C.K. (2021). Design for technology-mediated memorable and meaningful tourism experiences: A strengths-based approach. PhD Dissertation, School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Bunnell, T. (2019) Leadership of ‘messy, tense International Schools’: The potential scope for a fresh, positive lens of inquiry. International Journal of Leadership in Education, DOI: 10.1080/13603124.2019.1690708.

​Cai, Y., Ma, J., & Lee, Y.-S. (2020): How do Chinese travelers experience the Arctic? Insights from a hedonic and eudaimonic perspective, Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, DOI: 10.1080/15022250.2020.1744185.

Cheng, E. (H-P), & Pegg, S., (2016) If I’m not gardening, I’m not at my happiest: Exploring the positive subjective experiences derived from serious leisure gardening by older adults. World Leisure Journal (online edition, 9 September). DOI: 10.1080/16078055.2016.1228219
 
Chun, S., Lee, Y., Kim, B., & Heo, J. (2012). The contribution of leisure participation and leisure satisfaction to stress-related growth. Leisure Sciences, 34, 436-44

Cook, P, (2022). Pleasurable surfing is possible: Ethnographic insights into the constructive sociation choices behind meaningful nothingness. Leisure Studies, 41(6), 816-830, DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2022.2085773.

Cuenca, J., Kleiber, D.A., Monteagudo, M.J., Linde, B.D., & Jaumot-Pascual, N. (2014). The influence of meaningful leisure on the subjective well-being of older adults in the Basque Country of Northern Spain. World Leisure Journal, 56(2), 120-129.

Culshaw, S., & Kurian, N. (2021). Love as the lifeblood of being-well: A call for care for teachers in England’s schools. Pastoral Care in Education, DOI: 10.1080/02643944.2021.1938647.

de Jonge, E. (2019). Developing an ideal-typical approach to social work as a profession. Journal of Social Intervention: Theory and Practice, 28(1), 3–19. http://doi.org/10.18352/jsi.580.

Diaz-Hernandez, A., & Quintana, I. L. (2020). “One can make a swing with a Rope and a piece of wood.”: The positive leisure experience of children living in the informal settlements of Soacha, Columbia. In S. Kono, A. Beniwal, P. Baweja, & K. Spracklen (Eds.), Positive sociology of leisure: Contemporary perspectives (pp. 49-65). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. 

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
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Dieser, R., & Christenson, J. (2017). Integrating positive psychology, behavioral activation, and the serious leisure perspective in mental health counseling: A case report. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 23 February, DOI 10.1007/s41042-017-0006-y.
 
Dieser, R. B., Christenson, J., & Davies-Gage, D. (2015). Integrating flow theory and the serious leisure perspective into mental health counseling. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 28(1) 97-111
 
Dieser, R. B., Christenson, J., & Davis-Gage, D. (2016). The serious leisure perspective in mental health counseling. Counseling Today, 58(12), 46-49.

Dillette, A. K., Douglas, A. C., & Andrzejewski, C. (2019). Yoga tourism – a catalyst for transformation? Annals of Leisure Research, 22(1), 22-41, DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2018.1459195

Druckman, A., &  Gatersleben, B. (2019). A time-use approach: High subjective wellbeing, low carbon leisure. Journal of Public Mental Health, https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1108/JPMH-04-2018-0024.

​Freire, T. (2013). Leisure experience and positive identity development in adolescents. In T. Freire (Ed.), Positive leisure science: From subjective experience to social contexts (pp. 61-79). Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Springer.

Freire, T.M., & Stebbins, R.A. (2011). Activités de loisir optimales et développement positif des adolescents: Un rapprochement entre les perspectives psychologiques et sociologiques, In C. Martin-Krumm & C. Tarquinio (Eds.), Traité de psychologie positive. Bruxelles, Belgium: De Boeck.

​Güler, O., & Haseki, M. I. (2021). Positive psychological impacts of cooking during the covid-19 lockdown period: A qualitative study. Frontiers in Psychology, 12(635957), doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.635957.

Haworth, J. (2018). Enjoyment and happiness. In S. McHugh (Ed.), The changing nature of happiness (pp. 31-49). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.

Heikkinen, S., & Alfredsson, E. (2020). Happiness and perseverance:  The interplay of emotional energies in gray dancing. In S. Kono, A. Beniwal, P. Baweja, & K. Spracklen (Eds.), Positive sociology of leisure: Contemporary perspectives (pp. 29-48). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Heo, J., Chun, S., Lee, S., & Kim, J. (2016). Life satisfaction and psychological well-being of older adults with cancer experience: The role of optimism and volunteering. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 83(3), 274-289.
 
Heo, J., Kim, J., Kim, B., & Heo, S. (2014). Weekend experiences and subjective well-being of retired older adults. American
Journal of Health Behavior, 38(4), 598-604.
 
Heo, J., Lee, Y., Kim, B., & Chun, S. (2012). Contribution of relaxation on the subjective well-being of older adults. Activities, Adaptation, & Aging, 36(1), 1-10.
 
Heo, J., Youngkhill, L., Pedersen, P. M., & McCormick, B. P. (2010). Flow experience in the daily lives of older adults: An analysis of the interaction between flow, individual differences, serious leisure, location, and social context. Canadian Journal of Aging, 29, 411-423.

​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.

Ito, E. (2020). Relationships of involvement and interdependent happiness across a revised Masters Games participant typology. Journal of Sport   Tourism. 10.1080/14775085.2020.1824799.

Jacobsen, M. H. (2014). Sociology and happiness: An interview with Zygmunt Bauman. The Journal of Happiness & Well-Being, 2(1), 85-94.

Jang, S. J., Song, I. C., Ahn, B. W. (2022). The relationship between serious leisure, leisure satisfaction, psychological happiness, and life satisfaction of the elderly. Asia-pacific Journal of Convergent Research Interchange, 8(10), 259-268. doi: 10.47116/apjcri.2022.10.23.

​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.

Kang, S.-E., Hwang, Y. H., Lee, C.-K., & Park, Y. N. (2022). Roles of travel and leisure in quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic, Leisure Studies, 41(3), 326-340, DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2021.2006279.

Kim, J., Heo, J., Lee, I.H., & Kim, J. (2015). Predicting personal growth and happiness by using serious leisure model, Social Indicators Research, 122(1), 147-157.

Kono, S., Beniwal, A., Baweja, P., & Spracklen (2020). Conclusion to Positive Sociology of Leisure. In S. Kono, A. Beniwal, P. Baweja, & K. Spracklen (Eds.), Positive sociology of leisure: Contemporary perspectives (pp. 351-361). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. 

Kono, S., Beniwal, A., Baweja, P., & Spracklen, K. (Eds.). (2020). Positive sociology of leisure: Contemporary perspectives. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

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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Kono, S., Walker, G. J., Ito, E., & Hagi, Y. (2017). Theorizing leisure's roles in the pursuit of ikigai (life worthiness): A mixed-methods approach. Leisure Sciences, https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1080/01490400.2017.1356255.

​Kuykendall, L., Tay, L., & Ng, V. (2015). Leisure engagement and subjective well-being: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 141(2), 364-403. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0038508.

Lee, C., & Payne, L.L. (2016). Experiencing flow in different types of serious leisure in later life. World Leisure Journal, 58(3), 163-178, DOI:10.1080/16078055.2016.1143389

Lee, J.-K., Lee, M.-S., & Lee, Y.-H. (2016).  The effects of serious leisure of married men on leisure identity, family function and psychological well-being. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 9(25), DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2016/v9i25/97206.

Lee, K. J., & Hwang, S. (2017). Serious leisure qualities and subjective well-being. Journal of Positive Psychology. DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2017.1374437.

Lee, Y.-J., & Kim, M.-L. (2011). The relationships between serious leisure, recreation specialization, flow, and happiness. Korean Journal of Sport Science, 22, 2401–2411.

​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.

Liu, H. (2014). Personality, leisure satisfaction, and subjective well-being of serious leisure participants. Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal, 42(7), 1117-1125.

Liu, H., & Yu, B. (2015). Serious leisure, leisure satisfaction and subjective well-being of Chinese university students, Social Indicators Research, 122(1), 159-174.
 
Lui, H., & Stebbins, R. A. (2014). Concerted singing: leisure fulfillment in a university faculty chorus. Leisure Studies, 33(5), 533-545.

​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)

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)

Matsumoto, H., Sato, S., Asada, A., & Chiashi, K. (2018). Exploring the relationship among leisure engagement, affective and cognitive leisure involvement, and subjective happiness: a mediating role of leisure satisfaction. World Leisure Journal, published online at: https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1080/16078055.2018.1444669.
 
​Matte, J., Fachinelli, A. C., Toni, D. D., Milan, G. S., & Olea, P. M. (2021). Relationship between minimalism, happiness, life satisfaction, and experiential consumption. SN Social Sciences, 1(166), https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-021-00191-w.

Matteucci, X., & Filep, S. (2017). Eudaimonic tourist experiences: The case of flamenco. Leisure Studies, 36, 39-52. DOI: http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1080/02614367.2015.1085590.

May, C. J., Ostafin, B.D., & Snippe, E. (2019). The relative impact of 15-minutes of meditation compared to a day of vacation in daily life: An exploratory analysis. The Journal of Positive Psychology, DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2019.1610480.

McLeod, J. (2022). Positive changes and distress in older adults in Scotland during COVID-19 lockdown. MSc Dissertation, Department of Psychology, University of Strathclyde, Scotland.

Meyers, L. (2017). The (misguided) pursuit of happiness. Counseling Today, 1 February, online edition.

Meyers, L. (2018). Building client and counselor resilience. Counselling Today, 26 December. Published online at https://ct.counseling.org/2018/12/building-client-and-counselor-resilience. 

Nawjin, J., & Veenhoven, R. (2013). Happiness through leisure. In T. Freire (Ed.), Positive leisure science: From subjective experience to social contexts (pp. 193-212). New York: Springer.

Newman, D. B., Tay, L., & Diener, E. (2014). Leisure and subjective well-being: A model of psychological mechanisms as mediating factors. Journal of Happiness Studies,15(3), 555–578.

​Nogueira, C., Marques, J.F., & Pinto, H. (2022). Civil economy as a path towards sustainability: An empirical investigation. Journal of Cleaner Production, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135486.

Poole, A,. & Bunnell, T. (2020). Developing the notion of teaching in ‘International Schools’ as precarious: Towards a more nuanced approach based upon ‘transition capital.’ Globalisation, Societies and Education, DOI: 10.1080/14767724.2020.1816924.

​Robina-Ramírez, R., Leal-Solís, A., Gallardo-Vázquez, D., & Cabezas-Hernández, T. (2023). Do the emotions of tourist agents contribute to improving the sustainable planning of a territory? Frontiers in Psychology, 14:1085772. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.108577.
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Rodrigues, T. I. A. C. (2022). It's our home and it's on wheels: Motorhoming in the Algarve: An exploratory trip with positive sociology/É a nossa casa e é sobre rodas: Autocaravanismo no Algarve: Uma viagem exploratória com a sociologia positiva. Masters thesis, University of Algarve (in Portuguese with English abstract), http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/18921.

Seon, J.-H., Jung, S.-O., & Lee, K.-H. (2021). Building a runway to subjective happiness: The role of fashion modeling classes in promoting seniors’ mental well-being. International Journal of Environmental Research on Public Health, 18, 13144. https:// doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413144.

Sirgy, M. J. (2021). Leisure wellbeing. In Sirgy, M. J. (Ed.) The psychology of quality of life. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 83, (pp 505-523). Springer, Cham, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71888-6_22.

Stebbins, R. A. (1997). Serious leisure and well-being. In J. T. Haworth (Ed.), Work, Leisure and Well-Being (pp. 117-130). London: Routledge.
 
Stebbins, R. A. (2001). The costs and benefits of hedonism: Some consequences of taking casual leisure seriously. Leisure Studies, 20, 305-309.
 
Stebbins, R. A. (2004). Fun, enjoyable, satisfying, fulfilling: Describing positive leisure experience. Leisure Studies Association Newsletter, 69(November), 8-11.
 
Stebbins, R. A. (2009). Personal decisions in the public square: Beyond problem into a positive sociology. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publications.
 
Stebbins, R. A. (2010). Fulfilling leisure for youth. YDI research brief number 6. AgriLife Research and Extension, Texas A&M University. [Available at http://ydi.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/YDI-RB-6-Fulfilling-Leisure-for-Youth.pdf]
 
Stebbins, R. A. (2012). Leisure and happiness: An intricate relationship.” Journal of Zhejiang University, 42 (January), 31-43. (Chinese and English versions)
 
Stebbins, R.A. (2013). Research and theory on positiveness in the social sciences: The central role of leisure. In T. Friere (Ed.), Positive leisure science: From subjective experience to social contexts (pp. 3-20). Dordrecht: Springer.
 
Stebbins, R.A. (2014). Leisure, happiness and positive lifestyle. In S. Elkington & S.J. Gammon (Eds.), Contemporary perspectives in leisure: Meanings, motives and lifelong learning (pp. 28-38). London: Routledge.

Stebbins, R.A. (2014). Lazer e felicidade [Leisure and happiness]. Com ciência: Revista electrônica de jornalismo científico, 10 September.
 
Stebbins, R.A. (2015). Leisure and positive psychology: Activities linked with positiveness. Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
 
Stebbins, R. A. (2015). Leisure Reflections (Research Blog)...No 40: Tourism, Flow, and the Serious Leisure Perspective, LSA Newsletter, 3 November, 2015. (https://leisurestudiesblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/03/tourism-flow-and-the-serious-leisure-perspective/#more-159)
 
Stebbins, R.A. (2015). The interrelationship between play and leisure: Play as leisure, Leisure as Play. Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
 
Stebbins, R. A. (2016). Hedonism, eudaimonism, and the serious leisure perspective. In J. Vittersø (Ed.), Handbook of eudaimonic well-being (pp. 497-506). New York: Springer.

Stebbins, R. A. (2017). Leisure and the positive psychological states. Journal of Positive Psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2017.1374444.

​Stebbins, R. A. (2020). Positive sociology: An overview. In S. Kono, A. Beniwal, P. Baweja, & K. Spracklen (Eds.), Positive sociology of leisure: Contemporary perspectives (pp.9-26). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. 

​Thin, N. (2014). Positive sociology and appreciative empathy: History and prospects. Sociological Research Online, 19(2), 1-14.

Ulutaş, A. E. (2019). Free time and recreation's relationship with happiness. Master’s Thesis, Institute of Social Sciences, Gazi University, October (in Turkish, with English abstract).

Voigt, C., Howatt, G., & Brown, G. (2010). Hedonic and eudaimonic experiences among wellness tourists: An exploratory enquiry. Annals of Leisure Research, 13, 541-562.

Wajchman-Świtalska, S., Grabowska-Chenczke, O., Woźniak, M. (2023). Exploring the patterns of recreational activity among urban green spaces in Poland. Sustainability, 15, 5425.

Wang, M., & Wong, M.C.S. (2014). Happiness and leisure across countries: Evidence from international survey data. Journal of Happiness Studies, 15, 85-118.
 
Wei, X., Huang, S., Stodolska, M., & Yu, Y. (2015). Leisure time, leisure activities, and happiness in China. Journal of Leisure Research, 47, 556-576.

​Williams, D. J., Prior, E. E., & Vincent, J. (2020). Positive sexuality as a guide for leisure research and practice addressing sexual interests and behaviors. Leisure Sciences, 42(3-4), 275-288, DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2020.1712276.

Yogan, L. (2020). Where are all the happy stories? The role of positive stories in teaching and curriculum design. Sociological Focus, 53(1), 1-9, DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2019.1703865.