Leisure boredom and substance use among high school students in South Africa

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 249-266

  Wegner, Lisa ^a,b   Flisher, Alan J ^b   Muller, Martie ^c   Lombard, Carl ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Age; Gender; Leisure boredom; Leisure Boredom Scale; Race; South Africa; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE; GENDER; RACE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

AFRICA; CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 33744544542     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2006.11950078     Document Type: Article

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