Care-experienced youth and positive development: an exploratory study into the value and use of leisure-time activities

A stratified random sample of black men and women aged 70 and over was developed in two high rise age segregated urban housing units. Normative activity was classified in terms of three life styles: alone, reciprocal, and nonreciprocal. An internal comparison was made with a black sample and an external comparison with a white sample differing on several major demographic characteristics. Although the modal activity pattern was to do things alone, the findings were equivocal with respect to the disengagement framework. Involvement with others tended to increase with age, and was usually of a religious or leisure time nature. Findings of this study suggest the desirability for encouraging flexible life style options.

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Factors affecting adolescents’ use of urban public spaces in their leisure time: an exploratory study from the city of Vienna

Local Environment ◽

10.1080/13549839.2018.1477744 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (8) ◽

pp. 814-829 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Anna Höglhammer ◽

Andreas Muhar ◽

Patricia Stokowski ◽

Thomas Schauppenlehner ◽

Renate Eder

Keyword(s):

Exploratory Study ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Public Spaces ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

The City

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Everyday Life of Young Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: Inclusionary and Exclusionary Processes Among Young Adults of Parents With Intellectual Disability

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities ◽

10.1352/1934-9556-51.3.164 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 51 (3) ◽

pp. 164-175 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mikaela Starke

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Intellectual Disability ◽

Everyday Life ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Informal Networks ◽

Special Schools ◽

High Life Satisfaction ◽

Adults With Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Study Participants

Abstract Ten young adults with an intellectual disability whose parents, too, have an intellectual disability were interviewed and completed questionnaires for this exploratory study aimed at charting their experiences of everyday life. Most of the participants reported high life satisfaction, especially with the domains of friends, leisure time, and family, and considered their families as a resource for their empowerment and development of resilience. The study participants' informal networks were composed of only a few individuals who, moreover, were mostly of dissimilar age and also included support professionals. The participants typically described themselves as excluded from others, an experience that was articulated most conspicuously in their narratives about the special schools they were attending.

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The Meaning of Happiness in Children: an Exploratory Study

Psychological Research and Intervention ◽

10.21831/pri.v3i1.34753 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Rahmatika Kurnia Romadhani

Keyword(s):

Elementary Students ◽

Social Engagement ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Axial Coding

The aim of this research was to explore what make children happy. The study was a survey on the number of 64 elementary students. An open ended questionnaire was used to learn what makes children happy. The data was analyzed using preliminary coding, categorization, axial coding, and selective coding. The respondents’ answers were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Result showed that there were two elements of the source of children happiness, those are (1) Self-fulfillment (95.54%) consisting of doing activity, doing hobby, leisure time, achievement, gift; (2) Relations with others (4.46%) consist of relations with family and friends. This study gave insight that self-fulfillment is an important source of happiness in children. This study shows that all are nothing but social engagement.

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A hospital clerkship program for dental students: an exploratory study

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.1969.33.2.tb00173.x ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 224-229

Author(s):

EA Stuebner ◽

RP Johnson

Keyword(s):

Exploratory Study ◽

Dental Students

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Classifying Disfluencies in Preschool- and School-Age Spanish–English Bilinguals Who Do Not Stutter: An Exploratory Study

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2019_persp-19-00164 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 119-130

Author(s):

Raúl Rojas ◽

Farzan Irani

Keyword(s):

Exploratory Study ◽

Evidence Base ◽

Medium Effect ◽

Bilingual Children ◽

Linear Regression Models ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Total Percentage ◽

Narrative Production ◽

Language Measures ◽

Mean Length Of Utterance

Purpose This exploratory study examined the language skills and the type and frequency of disfluencies in the spoken narrative production of Spanish–English bilingual children who do not stutter. Method A cross-sectional sample of 29 bilingual students (16 boys and 13 girls) enrolled in grades prekindergarten through Grade 4 produced a total of 58 narrative retell language samples in English and Spanish. Key outcome measures in each language included the percentage of normal (%ND) and stuttering-like (%SLD) disfluencies, percentage of words in mazes (%MzWds), number of total words, number of different words, and mean length of utterance in words. Results Cross-linguistic, pairwise comparisons revealed significant differences with medium effect sizes for %ND and %MzWds (both lower for English) as well as for number of different words (lower for Spanish). On average, the total percentage of mazed words was higher than 10% in both languages, a pattern driven primarily by %ND; %SLDs were below 1% in both languages. Multiple linear regression models for %ND and %SLD in each language indicated that %MzWds was the primary predictor across languages beyond other language measures and demographic variables. Conclusions The findings extend the evidence base with regard to the frequency and type of disfluencies that can be expected in bilingual children who do not stutter in grades prekindergarten to Grade 4. The data indicate that %MzWds and %ND can similarly index the normal disfluencies of bilingual children during narrative production. The potential clinical implications of the findings from this study are discussed.

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