The Relation between Profiles of Leisure Activity Participation and Substance Use Among South African Youth
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A large body of research indicates that leisure activity participation is associated with substance use for American adolescents, and that leisure may be an important context of substance use prevention. It is important to begin to apply what we have learned with American youth and extend the knowledge base in other countries with significant adolescent risk behavior. The current study examined the association between leisure activity participation and substance use among a predominately Colored sample of 3497 South African 8(th) graders. Males' activity participation was characterized by five leisure activity profiles (Uninvolved; Sports and Volunteer; Mixed: Recreation and Hobbies; Mixed: Artistic; Highly Involved), whereas females' activity participation was characterized by four leisure activity profiles (Uninvolved; Uninvolved but Social; Mixed; Highly Involved). Leisure activity profiles were significantly associated with past-month alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use.
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Both sexes in HWStudy1 reported less substance use at sexual encounters and less sex with someone recently met.
“both males and females reported less use of substances at sexual encounters and were less likely to report having sex with someone they had recently met (Tibbits et al. 2009).”
From Translational research in South Africa: evaluating implementation quality using a factorial design (2012) · cites this paper as Tibbits et al. 2009
Fewer males in HWStudy1 began sexual behavior.
“In addition, fewer males initiated sexual behavior (Tibbits et al. 2009)”
From Translational research in South Africa: evaluating implementation quality using a factorial design (2012) · cites this paper as Tibbits et al. 2009
Time with friends predicted higher lifetime alcohol use, while hobbies and music/singing predicted lower lifetime alcohol use.
“Spending time with friends positively predicted lifetime alcohol use while participating in hobbies and music and singing activities negatively predicted lifetime alcohol use (Tibbits et al. 2009).”
From Translational research in South Africa: evaluating implementation quality using a factorial design (2012) · cites this paper as Tibbits et al. 2009
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- Authors
- Tibbits, M. K., Caldwell, L. L., Smith, E. A., & Wegner, L.
- Affiliations
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- University of the Western Cape (ZA)
- Corresponding author
- Tibbits, Melissa K.
- Venue
- World Leisure Journal
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-01
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 150-159
- ISSN
- 0441-9057 (ISSN-L)
- 1607-8055
- 2333-4509
- PMC
- PMC3105330
- OpenAlex
- W2050491284
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 0.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- World Leisure Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (F31DA024535, T32DA017629)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Keywords
- leisure participation, substance use, adolescents, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, cannabis use, youth risk behavior, substance use prevention, South African youth, gender differences
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