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Review Article

Associating leisure with drinking: Current research and future directions

Pages 69-76 | Received 16 Jan 1996, Accepted 16 Aug 1996, Published online: 12 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

This paper has two components: (1) a survey of current research relating drinking with leisure, and (2) suggestions for future studies in the area. A total of 43 relevant journal articles published between 1980 and 1994 were located via an on-line search. Results of these studies generally fall under one of the following themes: (1) alcohol is an integral part of leisure experience, (2) drinking is an impediment to leisure, (3) participation in active leisure reduces alcohol use/abuse, and (4) drinking and leisure have no relations. Overall, it was found that current research suffered an overdependence on special populations and a lack of robust instruments measuring either drinking or leisure. Suggestions for future research were provided, such as better research design and greater integration of leisure into alcohol research.

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