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Original Articles

Two sides of time in the leisure experience of youth: Time investment and time perspectives

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Pages 310-323 | Received 26 May 2016, Accepted 25 Apr 2017, Published online: 09 Oct 2017
 

Abstract

The aim of this study is to discover which dimensions and aspects of the leisure experience are more closely related to time invested in leisure activities and to time perspectives (TPs). A sample of 231 young people aged between 18 and 24 years old responded to an adaptation of the Time Budget Technique and the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. The results show that a leisure activity may be perceived as more freely carried out or more satisfactory without this experience correlating directly with the time invested in the activity. As far as the TPs are concerned, the present hedonistic correlates with the leisure experience, although there are cases (mass media use) where experience of the present is both hedonistic and fatalistic. Other leisure activities (hobbies and computing) produced a high level of satisfaction and were linked to the past positive and present hedonistic. The results indicate that the experience that accompanies certain leisure activities correlates with different TPs and time investments in these activities.

L’objectif de cette étude est de découvrir quelles dimensions et aspects de l’expérience de loisirs sont plus étroitement liés au temps investi dans les loisirs et les perspectives temporelles (PTs). Un échantillon de 231 jeunes, entre 18 et 24 ans, a répondu à une adaptation de la Technique du Budget du Temps et du Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. Les résultats montrent qu’une activité de loisir peut être perçue comme plus libre ou plus satisfaisante sans que cette expérience soit directement en rapport avec le temps investi dans l’activité. En ce qui concerne les PTs, le présent hédoniste est en corrélation avec l’expérience de loisir, bien qu’il existe des cas (les mass media) où l’expérience du présent est à la fois hédoniste et fataliste. D’autres activités de loisirs (hobbys et informatique) ont généré un haut niveau de satisfaction et ont été liées au passé positif et au présent hédoniste. En conclusion, les résultats indiquent que l’expérience qui accompagne certaines activités de loisirs est en corrélation avec les différents PTs et les investissements temporels dans ces activités.

Acknowledgements

The authors express their thanks to Christopher Gladwin for his invaluable help in correcting the English-language manuscript. The English-language correction received the financial support of the PsicoSAO-Research Group in Social, Environmental, and Organizational Psychology (2014 SRG 992; Commission of the Department of Innovation, Universities and Business [DIUE], Generalitat Governement of Catalonia).

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes

1. American Psychological Association (APA) ethical standards – as well as those of Spain’s Consejo General de Colegios de Psicólogos (General Council of Spanish Psychological Associations) – were followed during the study.

Additional information

Funding

This study was supported by the project EDU2012-39080-C07-04 (co-funded by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of Spain and with the European Regional Development Fund).

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