Opinions and transformations of youth leisure practices in Spain

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well-being, youth, leisure, transformations bienestar, juventud, ocio, transformaciones

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Idurre Lazcano
University of Deusto
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6746-0357
Joseba Doistua
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8421-9733
Aurora Madariaga
Universidad de Deusto
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8369-2780

Abstract

The pandemic has brought about major transformations in the lives of millions of people, including young people, who find themselves in a life stage in which leisure plays a prominent role in their lifestyles, characterized by a search for experiences outside the familiar environment and a leisure dependent on friendships as a source of well-being. This article proposes to explore how leisure becomes the object of a negotiation between social needs, normative demands and a crisis situation, investigating opinions and transformations of leisure among young Spanish university students. Quantitative findings revealed that (1) young people value more the importance of leisure in their lives; (2) some leisure practices have increased in relation to others and, (3) there are differences according to gender both in the opinions expressed and in the practices implemented.

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Lazcano, I., Doistua, J., & Madariaga, A. (2024). Opinions and transformations of youth leisure practices in Spain. Cauriensia. Revista Anual De Ciencias Eclesiásticas, 19, 1215–1240. Retrieved from https://www.cauriensia.es/index.php/cauriensia/article/view/718
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Author Biographies

Idurre Lazcano, University of Deusto

Doctora en Ocio y Potencial Humano. Desde 2022 es Directora del Instituto de Estudios de Ocio. Desde 2000 es investigadora en el Instituto de Estudios de Ocio de la Universidad de Deusto. Miembro del equipo Oficial de Investigación de Gobierno Vasco sobre Ocio y Desarrollo Humano (Categoría A) desde su reconocimiento en 2009. Ha participado en más de 70 proyectos de investigación, entre estos más de 10 competitivos y 29 como investigadora principal. Acreditada por la Agencia de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación del Sistema Universitario Vasco (Unibasq) como Personal Doctor Investigador. Cuenta con dos sexenios de investigación. Es co-autora de distintas monografías y una treintena de capítulos de libro y artículos en revistas científicas y especializadas. Docente del grado de Trabajo Social y del PCEO de Trabajo Social y Educación Social. Forma parte del claustro de distintos postgrados (U. Deusto, U. Granada…), y del programa de Doctorado en Ocio, Cultura y Comunicación (U. Deusto), en el que ha sido directora de seis tesis defendidas. Profesora visitante en varias universidades en Latino América (Honduras; Ecuador; Brasil; Uruguay…). Su área de conocimiento se centra en el ocio de la juventud, los espacios y la participación ciudadana.

Aurora Madariaga, Universidad de Deusto

Profesora de la Universidad de Deusto (Bilbao, País Vasco, España). Es la actual investigadora principal del grupo reorganizado Ocio, Cultura y Turismo para la Transformación Social (Ref IT 1457-22). Doctora en Ocio y potencial humano. Licenciada en Psicología, Experto en Pedagogía Terapéutica y Master en educación especial por la UD. Desde 2010 dirige la Cátedra Ocio y Discapacidad. Profesora acreditada (UNIBASQ, 2008). Tiene dos sexenios, uno de investigación y otro de trasferencia social (CNEAI). Docente de grado en Trabajo Social, Turismo y Enfermería y postgrado (Dirección de Proyectos de Ocio y Atención a Necesidades de Aprendizaje). Docente del Doctorado en Ocio, Cultura y Comunicación para el Desarrollo Humano. Ha participado en proyectos competitivos relacionados con los serious game adaptados y el ocio educativo infantil. Es autora de artículos en revistas de impacto, y coautora de varios libros. Ha impartido multitud de ponencias. Ha dirigido 10 tesis doctorales sobre temáticas diversas. Apoya su amplia trayectoria investigadora y docente en su experiencia y conocimiento de la realidad del ocio y la discapacidad. Ha promovido la elaboración y socialización del Manifiesto por un Ocio Inclusivo (2019). Miembro activo de la Red Otium y la red Ociogune. Ha sido profesora invitada en universidades de Brasil; Colombia, Chile; Ecuador; Honduras; Portugal; y Uruguay. Sus líneas de investigación son: inclusión en ocio, personas con discapacidad, educación del ocio y tercer sector.

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