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“The book’s main contribution is to point out that until now positive psychology, and mainstream psychology more generally, have spoken very little about states of relaxation, rest, ease, and pleasurable reflection. Brief chapters examine leisure’s link to personal relationships, altruism, spirituality, community and organizational life, wellbeing and quality of life, amusement and self-fulfillment, and creativity and play. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.” (D. S. Dunn, Choice, Vol. 53 (10), June, 2016)
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Robert A. Stebbins is Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary, Canada. His research and theoretic interests lie in work, leisure, and volunteering. His most recent books include Careers in Serious Leisure (2014) and The Idea of Leisure (2012).
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Book Title: Leisure and Positive Psychology
Book Subtitle: Linking Activities with Positiveness
Authors: Robert A. Stebbins
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-56994-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-56993-6Published: 24 September 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-56994-3Published: 29 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 156
Topics: Sociology, general, Clinical Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology, Sociology of Sport and Leisure, Emotion, Social Work and Community Development