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Leisure: Definitions, Patterns, And Constraints: A Study Of University Students In China, Shisi Zhou Jan 2010

Leisure: Definitions, Patterns, And Constraints: A Study Of University Students In China, Shisi Zhou

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China has witnessed tremendous social transformation in the last three decades due to the introduction of the "open door" policy and economic reforms in the late 1970s, which has resulted in great changes in Chinese culture and identity considerations. University students, as one of the most energetic and creative groups of individuals in the society, are playing and will play an important role in leading leisure lifestyles in China in the future. The purpose of this study was to examine the understanding of leisure (xiuxian in Chinese), leisure patterns, and constraints among university students in China.

Undergraduate students (N = …