Preliminary effects of a leisure education program to promote healthy use of free time among middle school adolescents

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 310-335

  Caldwell, Linda L ^a   Baldwin, Cheryl K ^b   Walls, Theodore ^a   Smith, Ed ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AURORA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Free time; Healthy time use; Leisure education; Prevention

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

EID: 4344660231     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2004.11950026     Document Type: Article

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