“I Just Want to Have Fun, But Can I?”: Examining leisure constraints and negotiation by children and adolescents

World Leisure Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 22-32

  Rehman, Laurene ^a   Campagna, Phil ^a   Kirby, Ian ^a   Murphy, René J L ^b   Ness, Gary W ^b   Thompson, Angie ^c   Rasmussen, Roy ^c   Porter, Jack ^d   Droesbeck, Catherine ^e   Arthur, Mike ^e  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Nova Scotia Sport and Recreation Commission   (Canada)

Author keywords

Leisure; Leisure Constraints; Negotiation Strategies; Physical Activity; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144481235     PISSN: 16078055     EISSN: 23334509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/04419057.2003.9674313     Document Type: Article

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