The importance of leisure as a means of coping with work related stress: An exploratory study

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Quality of Life and Leisure Activities: How do Leisure Activities Contribute to Subjective Well-Being? (2011, background): “In older people who do not work, leisure activities can provide opportunities for meeting people, engaging in social events and for fulfilment of their psychological needs (e.g., need for relatedness) whereas for people who work, leisure may serve as a means of coping with stress related to work (e.”
Leisure and health: why is leisure therapeutic? (2005, background): “Trenberth and Dewe (2002) explored why leisure was important in coping with work-related stress among principals and deputy principals from secondary schools throughout New Zealand.”
Leisure as a coping resource: A test of the job demand-control-support model (2009, background): “Others have found that individuals in ‘high strain’ jobs may find leisure is less effective (Cropley & Millward-Purvis, 2003), but it has also been reported that the greater one’s stress, the more important leisure becomes as a coping resource (Trenberth & Dewe, 2002).”