The time-pressure illusion: Discretionary time vs. free time

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-70

  Goodin, Robert E ^a   Rice, James Mahmud ^a   Bittman, Michael ^b   Saunders, Peter ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discretionary time; Free time; Leisure; Time pressure; Time use

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23944519211     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-004-4642-9     Document Type: Article

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