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A comprehensive examination of the spiritual benefits of leisure is long overdue as this topic has not been thoroughly addressed since McDonald and Schreyer's (1991) significant chapter titled “Spiritual benefits of leisure participation and leisure settings.” This paper provides an integrated, critical synthesis of empirical studies related to the spiritual benefits of leisure that have been published in the last 18 years. After discussing the conceptualization of spiritual benefits, the paper reviews empirical research on the leisure benefits of spiritual experience, spiritual well being, and spiritual coping with stress, as well as research on the leisure factors that produce spiritual benefits. Progress has been made in each of these areas but further research is needed in at least 10 specific areas. Implications for recreation practitioners are explained.
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