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Harried and stressful or hurried and rewarding? A study of young Norwegians’ active leisure lives
Johansen, Patrick Foss Green, Ken Thurston, Miranda
Johansen, Patrick Foss
Green, Ken
Thurston, Miranda
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2025-06-17
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Amidst the backdrop of a ‘speed-up society’, this study examines how youngsters navigate their discretionary time while juggling educational demands, social networks, family obligations, and leisure activities. Through semi-structured interviews with 41 sports-active Norwegian youngsters, the study analysed their leisure activities and experiences of time pressure. The findings revealed that, contrary to perceptions of a harried existence, young Norwegians generally perceived their busy leisure lives to be rewarding rather than stressful. Their engagement in active leisure, especially sports, was seen as a counterbalance to the stresses of educational demands. Leisure, it seems, acted as an enclave for mental and physical recreation, aiding in managing school-related stress. Their ongoing involvement in sport underscore the importance of early life experiences in shaping youths’ leisure choices. It also serves to remind us of the potential for busy leisure lives to be experienced as hurried and rewarding rather than straightforwardly harried and stress-inducing.
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Johansen, P. F., Green, K., & Thurston, M. (2025). Harried and stressful or hurried and rewarding? A study of young Norwegians’ active leisure lives. Annals of Leisure Research, 29(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2025.2520289
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Taylor & Francis
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Annals of Leisure Research
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1174-5398
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