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- Title
Intergenerational Environmental Leisure. Motivations for Practice.
- Authors
ALONSO-RUIZ, Rosa Ana; VALDEMOROS-SAN-EMETERIO, María Ángeles; MARTÍNEZ-VILLAR, José Manuel
- Abstract
Intergenerational environmental leisure and, more specifically, that shared by grandparents and their grandchildren, brings numerous benefits. As a dimension of leisure directly linked to nature and outdoor activities, it contributes to achieving different objectives compatible with sustainable development. It is perceived as an enriching, attractive, and flexible experience that joins and strengthens the bonds between generations. Objective: to examine the environmental leisure shared by grandparents and grandchildren and the motivations linked to this practice. Quantitative (N=350) and qualitative (N=18) methodologies were combined using an ad hoc questionnaire and focus groups. Results show that intergenerational leisure activities in natural environments are increasingly practiced; trips, as well as the care of plants, vegetable gardens, and animals, are the preferred activities. The preferred motives for these shared experiences are transmitting knowledge and affection and the care grandparents give their grandchildren. Prospective research aims to investigate whether the value granted to environmental leisure has grown after the pandemic due to its potential to facilitate intergenerational contact in safe environments.
- Subjects
GRANDPARENT-grandchild relationships; LEISURE; VEGETABLE gardening; MOTIVATION (Psychology); OLD age; OUTDOOR recreation; GRANDCHILDREN; SUSTAINABLE development; GRANDPARENTS; SHARING
- Publication
Pedagogía Social, 2024, Issue 44, p133
- ISSN
1139-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7179/PSRI_2024.44.08