Get Leisure And Well Being Model 2020-2024

The outcomes manifest as enhanced leisure experiences and positive change across the domains of well-being. These outcomes, in which the participant experiences successful, satisfying, and productive engagement with their life, lead to a flourishing life.

Note 1: Unless otherwise noted, this discussion of the Leisure Ability Model stems entirely from the work of Carol A. Peterson and Scout L. Gunn, specifically in Peterson & Gunn (1984).

This model was developed by Hood and Carruthers in 2007.

Based on literature from positive psychology, leisure studies, social work, youth development, and other areas, the model advanced a framework through which professionals can help people engage in leisure in the most beneficial way possible and use their capacities to create a life of meaning and purpose.

The two major components of the LWM, developing resources and enhanc- ing leisure experience, are described in the following sections. FIGURE 1. COMPONENTS OF THE LEISURE AND WELL-BEING MODEL.

The Leisure Ability Model is one of the oldest, most widely used, and most often critiqued therapeutic recreation practice models. It is based on the concepts of internal locus of control, intrinsic motivation, personal causality, freedom of choice, and flow.

The two major components of the LWM, developing resources and enhanc- ing leisure experience, are described in the following sections. FIGURE 1. COMPONENTS OF THE LEISURE AND WELL-BEING MODEL.

The outcomes manifest as enhanced leisure experiences and positive change across the domains of well-being. These outcomes, in which the participant experiences successful, satisfying, and productive engagement with their life, lead to a flourishing life.