Journal of Leisure Research

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What matters most at summer camp? This national study shows experience quality, not just attendance or time spent, best predicts social-emotional growth among early adolescents. doi.org/10.1080/002222… #JLR2025 #LeisureResearch 🏕️☀️🧭 @NRPA_news @tandfsport @tandfhss

Why do stories make leisure experiences memorable? This study shows how narrative transportation boosts engagement, delight, and perceived value in leisure and educational travel settings. doi.org/10.1080/002222… #JLR2025 #LeisureResearch @NRPA_news @tandfsport @tandfhss

Recreation programs can foster social-emotional learning doi.org/10.1080/002222… shows how community-based recreation supports confidence, empathy, and responsible decision-making among socially vulnerable #youth #JLR2025 #LeisureResearch @NRPA_news @tandfsport @tandfhss

Leisure can be a site of learning. This study explores Chan #summercamps in #China, showing how Buddhist templestays foster experiential learning and lasting spiritual growth beyond the camp itself doi.org/10.1080/002222… #JLR2025 #LeisureResearch @NRPA_news @tandfsport @tandfhss

Great program at #TALS2026 ‼️ theacademyofleisuresciences.org/schedule-2026 Please consider sharing your #leisureresearch with us -- the Journal of Leisure Research tandfonline.com/journals/ujlr20 #JLR2026 #JLR #leisure

Religion and family shape leisure and tourism. This article doi.org/10.1080/002222… examines how Filipino Muslim families make decisions about travel and leisure in the Philippines. #JLR2025 #LeisureResearch #FamilyTourism #HalalTourism #Inclusion

Program now available theacademyofleisuresciences.org/2026-tals-conf… for #TALS2026 Conference #LeisureResearch #TALS2026 #AcademicConference #LeisureStudies

This article doi.org/10.1080/002222… examines how social interaction drives serious leisure involvement in running groups in China. #JLR2025 #LeisureResearch #Runners #China @NRPA_news @tandfsport @tandfhss

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Retirement is often portrayed as a time of freedom and fulfillment, yet many retirees experience anxiety, depression, and a loss of purpose during this transition. doi.org/10.1080/002222… addresses a growing gap between expectations of retirement and lived experience.

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Researchers asked 132 adults in Taiwan to complete short smartphone surveys three times a day for a week -- then they felt better when they were engaged in leisure activities, which softened the impact of stress on positive emotions. doi.org/10.1080/002222… #stress

📣 Call for abstracts is now open for LSA Conference 2026: Creative, Connected Communities of/in/with Leisure (30 June – 3 July, Brunel University London) Submit your abstracts starting 1 October 2025. leisurestudies.org/lsa2026/ LSA Brunel University London @NRPA_news @tandfhss

Xin Du, Hyunseo (Violet) Yoon, and Toni Liechty explore how U.S. #esport consumers describe competition, physical skill, spectatorship, and institutional structures doi.org/10.1080/002222… #digitalleisure #sportification #leisurestudies @NRPA_news @tandfsport @tandfhss

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Stress is often seen only as harmful, but not all stress is negative. Read more about eustress in doi.org/10.1080/002222… @NRPA_news @tandfsport @tandfhss #Eustress #HealthyAging #LeisureResearch #OlderAdults #Stress

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Research shows fathers’ childhood outdoor experiences influence how they spend time with their children today, shaping life skills, family bonds, and appreciation for nature. doi.org/10.1080/002222… #fathers #dads #FamilyLeisure @NRPA_news @tandfsport @tandfhss