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Leis Sci. 2015;37(4):311-331. doi: 10.1080/01490400.2015.1014530.

Boredom Prone or Nothing to Do? Distinguishing Between State and Trait Leisure Boredom and its Association with Substance Use in South African Adolescents.

Leisure sciences

Elizabeth H Weybright, Linda L Caldwell, Nilam Ram, Edward A Smith, Lisa Wegner

Affiliations

  1. Department of Human Development, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
  2. Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
  3. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
  4. The Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
  5. Department of Occupational Therapy, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.

PMID: 26085700 PMCID: PMC4465374 DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2015.1014530

Abstract

Reducing adolescent substance use is important in South Africa, a developing nation with increasing adolescent substance use, lack of leisure/recreation opportunities, and high rates of adolescent discretionary time. Previous research suggests leisure boredom and adolescent substance use co-occur in this setting. Using longitudinal data from 2,580 SA adolescents as they progressed from the 8

Keywords: South Africa; adolescence; leisure boredom; multi-level modeling; substance use

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