Leisure
The capacity to enjoy leisure depends in part on
other external de-mands and responsibilities as well as financial and other
resources. Leisure is more than time left over from work and family. The gusto
with which leisure activities are pursued and the types of activities that are
chosen are affected by a person’s characteristic style. In contrast to the work
domain, those with a leisurely style are likely to enjoy their free time and to
have myriad hobbies and interests; those with conscientious styles may approach
leisure as another job, by working hard at trying to have fun. Those with
aggressive styles may choose competitive leisure pursuits, such as sports, in
which they can pit their prowess against others; solitary types may prefer solo
leisure pursuits that do not involve others.
The Social Adjustment Scale may be used to evaluate
how well developed and specific a patient’s interests are as well as the
frequency with which such activities are pursued. It can be helpful in
assessing whether a person’s leisure-time contacts with others are diminished.
The Social Adjustment Scale quantifies aspects of leisure, such as how many
social events one has attended in the last month. The experience of loneliness
or boredom during free time as well as the person’s ability to compensate for
these pain-ful states yields a measure of leisure-time adaptation.
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