Bai, HuaBruneete, CharlesChompreeda, KwansiriGao, JieArroyo, Claudia GilLin, LiMartin, AlexanderSartorius, ChristopherSteuber, CarrieVock, MichaeleWinn, JerrySotomayor, Sandra2024-04-262024-04-262011-04-10https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/37286Abstract Life-history and auto-ethnography research methods were employed to explore the influence of spiritual beliefs upon individuals’ leisure time activity throughout their life experience. Data were collected from a semi-structured discussion among 12 individuals with different spiritual backgrounds. Overall, it was found that religious and non-religious spirituality influenced participants’ leisure participation at different stages of their lives in both positive and negative ways. Specifically, six themes emerged from this study: (1) Recreation and Play Catalyst; (2) Family Leisure and Religion; (3) Social Enabler; (4) Time and Schedule Conflicts; (5) Guilt and Fear; and (6) The Role of Otherism.LeisureLife-History/Auto-EthnographySpiritualityevent