Editing Human behavior (section)

=== Leisure ===
{{Main|Leisure}}
[[File:Amateur Football in Kilkenny-Ireland.jpg|thumb|Men playing [[association football]] in [[Kilkenny]], Ireland (2007)]]
Leisure is activity or lack of activity that takes place outside of work. It provides relaxation, [[entertainment]], and improved quality of life for individuals.<ref name=":3" /> Engaging in leisure can be beneficial for physical and mental health. It may be used to seek temporary relief from [[psychological stress]], to produce positive emotions, or to facilitate social interaction. However, leisure can also facilitate health risks and [[negative emotion]]s caused by [[boredom]], [[substance abuse]], or [[Risk|high-risk behavior]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Caldwell |first=Linda L. |date=2005-02-01 |title=Leisure and health: why is leisure therapeutic? |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/03069880412331335939 |journal=British Journal of Guidance & Counselling |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=7–26 |doi=10.1080/03069880412331335939 |issn=0306-9885 |s2cid=144193642|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Leisure may be defined as serious or casual.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last=Stebbins |first=Robert A. |date=2001 |title=Serious Leisure |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/d7879f2e6d26559fdf8d5bef294d9ee6/1 |url-status=live |journal=Society |volume=38 |issue=4 |pages=53–57 |doi=10.1007/s12115-001-1023-8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825185729/https://www.proquest.com/openview/d7879f2e6d26559fdf8d5bef294d9ee6/1 |archive-date=2022-08-25 |access-date=2022-08-14|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Serious leisure behaviors involve non-professional pursuit of arts and sciences, the development of [[Hobby|hobbies]], or career volunteering in an area of expertise.<ref name=":4" /> Casual leisure behaviors provide short-term gratification, but they do not provide long-term gratification or personal identity. These include [[Play (activity)|play]], relaxation, casual social interaction, [[volunteering]], passive entertainment, active entertainment, and sensory stimulation. Passive entertainment is typically derived from [[mass media]], which may include written works or [[digital media]]. Active entertainment involves games in which individuals participate. Sensory stimulation is immediate gratification from behaviors such as eating or sexual intercourse.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Stebbins |first=Robert A. |date=2001-01-01 |title=The costs and benefits of hedonism: some consequences of taking casual leisure seriously |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/02614360110086561 |journal=Leisure Studies |volume=20 |issue=4 |pages=305–309 |doi=10.1080/02614360110086561 |s2cid=145273350 |issn=0261-4367 |access-date=2022-08-14 |archive-date=2022-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825185730/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02614360110086561 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref>