How is leisure time interacting with nature related to the need for recovery fromwork demands? Testing multiple mediators

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Korpela, Kalevi ^a   Kinnunen, Ulla ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Exercise; Interaction with nature; Life satisfaction; Need for recovery; Relaxation; Work recovery

Indexed keywords

OUTDOOR RECREATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 78751511179     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2011.533103     Document Type: Article

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