Recreation in the promotion of resilience

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Cecilia Enith Romero Barquero
Universidad de Costa Rica

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Resilience, known as the ability to successfully overcome adversity, has become increasingly relevant in recent years. New areas of research and treatment are being associated with resilience, one of them being recreation. In this article, we review the existing information relating resilience to recreation, and we set two objectives: (1) to identify the types of recreational activities and characteristics of recreational programs which have been used in the promotion of resilience, and (2) to explain, using a theoretical foundation, the role of recreation in promoting resilience and its dimensions. We conclude that the most widely used recreational activities to foster resilience, according to the reviewed literature, are outdoors and nature-related, followed by physical recreation and, in third place, artistic, educational and volunteering activities. In addition, there is evidence to support the use of recreation as a means to promote overall resilience and its dimensions.

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Published: Jun 29, 2015
Issue: Vol. 16 No. 1 (2015): Revista Ciencias de la Actividad Física UCM
Section: Theoretical Review
Keywords: Recreational activities, resilience, recreational programs, physical recreation, outdoor activities

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Romero Barquero, C. E. (2015). Recreation in the promotion of resilience. Revista Ciencias De La Actividad Física UCM, 16(1), 63-80. https://revistacaf.ucm.cl/article/view/74
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