Leisure and spiritual well-being: A response to Bouwer and Van Leeuwen. Issue 1 (2nd January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Heintzman, Paul
• Is Part Of: Leisure. Volume 46:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 147
• Page End: 165
• Publication Date: 2022-01-02
• Subjects: Leisure -- spiritual well-being -- conceptualization -- measurement -- research; loisirs -- bien-être spirituel -- conceptualisation -- données -- recherche; Recreation -- Ontario -- Periodicals; Recreation -- Government policy -- Ontario -- Periodicals; Loisirs -- Ontario -- Périodiques; Loisirs -- Politique gouvernementale -- Ontario -- Périodiques; Recreation; Recreation -- Government policy; Ontario; Periodicals; 790.0971305
• DOI: 10.1080/14927713.2021.1945945
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1492-7713

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Bouwer and Van Leeuwen after reviewing the research of three leisure scholars concluded that these scholars 'conceptualisations are fundamentally related to psychological well-being and not spiritual well-being.' Their review built upon Bouwer's earlier chapter that examined whether leisure contributes to spiritual well-being. Bouwer concluded 'the existent evidence for supporting the statement that leisure is a moderator for spiritual well-being is (conceptually) too weak to make a valid case for it.' To advance scholarship on this topic and ultimately enhance our understanding of the relationship between leisure and spiritual well-being, the purpose of this paper is to respond to both Bouwer's and Bouwer and Van Leeuwen's research reviews. This paper concludes that most studies on leisure and spiritual well-being have discovered that leisure is associated with or contributes to spiritual well-being while a few studies have demonstrated that leisure can also detract from spiritual well-being.