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Escapism or Integration? Family Constellations Reflecting on the Leisure-Time Physical Activity of Adults, Leisure Sciences
Authors: Leino Henna M., Hurmerinta Leila, Sandberg Birgitta, Kokko Sami, Lyytimäki Jari, Tapio Petri, Vasankari Tommi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication year: 2023
Journal: Leisure Sciences
eISSN: 1521-0588
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2023.2272633
Publication's open availability at the time of reporting: Open Access
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Web address : https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2023.2272633
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Insufficient physical activity is an increasing threat to personal well-being and public health. While significant research has focused on the factors that encourage or restrict physical activity, the impact of family constellations on physical activity remains under-researched despite its evident impact on leisure-time physical activity (LTPA). This study aims to analyze how being embedded in a family constellation reflects on LTPA. Our data are drawn from interviews with 89 working adults living in a household with a spouse and/or children. The results indicate that individuals have both escapist and integrative motivations for LTPA, which reflect particular family constellations. This finding leads to the following LTPA dimensions: solitary escapism, co-escapism, integrative escapism, and integration. Furthermore, the mechanism is bidirectional: family affects LTPA, and LTPA reflects on personal and family well-being. Public and private actors can utilize these findings when compiling policies and recommendations and developing services intended to increase LTPA.
Keywords:
Escapism, Family relations, family research, integration, leisure-time physical activity
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