Sezer Kubra Sahadet, Aki Esra
Division of Occupational Therapy, Brunel University London, London UB8 3PH, UK.
Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06100, Türkiye.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Sep 18;14(9):833. doi: 10.3390/bs14090833.
Leisure participation is a fundamental human and occupational right throughout life for working people, particularly in adulthood. A total of 28 working adults representing diverse regions of Turkey, from middle-class backgrounds, aged between 25 and 50, and without any known health conditions, were interviewed to gain insights into their leisure participation during the period September 2021-May 2022. The acquired data were analysed using the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach. The analysis identified six main themes and twenty-two subthemes: the meaning of leisure, recovery from work, facilitators and barriers, well-being, occupational injustice, and flow of life. Participants distinguished between "free time" and "leisure time", defining the latter as purposeful engagement in enjoyable, meaningful activities. This study emphasises the dynamic interplay of factors influencing leisure participation among Turkish working adults, including working conditions, financial resources, social support systems, and opportunities for participation, with some effects of COVID-19 pandemic. One can shift from well-being to a lack of well-being, and this can result in occupational injustices that may arise in the flow of life, as unsupportive consequences of participation limitations among working adults. By acknowledging and enhancing leisure as a crucial aspect of well-being, this research underscores the importance of promoting resilience and holistic health among working individuals.
休闲参与是劳动者一生的一项基本人权和职业权利，尤其是在成年时期。共有28名来自土耳其不同地区、中产阶级背景、年龄在25至50岁之间且无任何已知健康问题的在职成年人接受了访谈，以深入了解他们在2021年9月至2022年5月期间的休闲参与情况。所获取的数据采用解释性现象学分析（IPA）方法进行分析。分析确定了六个主要主题和二十二个子主题：休闲的意义、从工作中恢复、促进因素和障碍、幸福感、职业不公正以及生活的流畅性。参与者区分了“自由时间”和“休闲时间”，将后者定义为有目的地参与愉快、有意义的活动。本研究强调了影响土耳其在职成年人休闲参与的因素之间的动态相互作用，包括工作条件、财务资源、社会支持系统和参与机会，以及新冠疫情的一些影响。一个人可能从幸福转变为缺乏幸福，这可能导致职业不公正，而职业不公正可能在生活的流畅性中出现，这是在职成年人参与受限的不利后果。通过承认并加强休闲作为幸福的一个关键方面，本研究强调了促进在职人员恢复力和整体健康的重要性。
