Creative Leisure and Self-Expression

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This article describes a phenomenological study of creative leisure for adults and the relevance of self-expression to this experience. We further a definition for the new construct of creative leisure. The intent of the research was to capture the essence, or meaning, of the lived experience of creative leisure for individual adults. Interviews were completed with 16 participants. The theme of self-expression emerged early and more often than any other theme in the study. The sub-theme of self-expression to the self also emerged for some participants, describing that self-expression does not have to be targeted to or dependent upon an audience.

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