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

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.

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
 
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.

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, DOI: 10.18352/jsi.580.

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.
 
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.

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

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.

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.
 
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.

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