Two sides of time in the leisure experience of youth: Time investment and time perspectives

The aim of this study is to discover which dimensions and aspects of the leisure experience are more closely related to time invested in leisure activities and to time perspectives (TPs). A sample of 231 young people aged between 18 and 24 years old responded to an adaptation of the Time Budget Technique and the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. The results show that a leisure activity may be perceived as more freely carried out or more...