The costs and benefits of hedonism: some consequences of taking casual leisure seriously

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Hedonic and Eudaimonic Experiences among Wellness Tourists: An exploratory enquiry (2010, background): “…passive entertainment (e.g., watching television); active entertainment (e.g., party games); sensory stimulation (e.g., eating); sociable conversation; and play (e.g., dabbling around an activity that is pursued as serious leisure by others, such as stampcollecting) (Stebbins, 1997a, 2001).”
Blowing Open the Serious Leisure-Casual Leisure Dichotomy: What's In There? (2010, background): “Stebbins (2001a) elaborated on casual leisure’s hedonic nature, or pure pleasure/enjoyment as its “central property” (p. 305) because it is “considerably more prominent” (p. 21) in casual leisure than in its serious counterpart.”
The benefits of and constraints to participation in seniors’ online communities (2014, background): “These findings led to suggesting that the ‘fun culture’ in the communities provides members with all the benefits associated with casual leisure (Stebbins, 2001), such as serendipitous discovery, interpersonal relationships and enhanced wellbeing.”
Development of the Serious Leisure Inventory and Measure (2008, methodology): “For example, Stebbins (2001d) noted that among the few amateurs and volunteers who were actually paid, the remunerations were ‘‘too small to contribute significantly to their livelihood;’’ thus ‘‘financial return has by far been the weakest reward’’ (p. 14).”