Impact Of Increased Leisure Time on Family Life

Question 1

List the impact increased leisure time and reduced working hours has had on family life
(4)

Answer 1

More family quality time

Can improve mental health

Can improve physical well being

Can cause financial worry

Question 2

How has increased leisure time and reduced working hours resulted in more family quality time?
(2)

Answer 2

An increase in leisure time enables families to spend more quality time together

This is because parents now have more free time away from work

Question 3

Why exactly do parents have more quality time with their families?

Answer 3

This is because parents now have more free time away from work

Question 4

How can increased leisure time and reduced working hours improve mental health?
(2)

Answer 4

Increased leisure time reduces stress among parents and allows for relaxation.

This can benefit mental health and reduce the risk of depression

Question 5

What does increased leisure time help reduce amongst parents?
(2)

Answer 5

Reduces stress

Reduces risk of depression

Question 6

What does increased leisure time allow parents to do which helps reduce stress?

Answer 6

Allows time for relaxation

Question 7

What affect does reduced stress and time for relaxation have on parents?

Answer 7

This can benefit mental health and reduce risk of depression

Question 8

How can increased leisure time and reduced working hours improve physical well-being?

Answer 8

Participation in active leisure activities improves the families physical well-being, as it enhances fitness and muscular strength and controls weight

Question 9

What type of leisure activities improve physical well-being?

Answer 9

Active leisure activities

Question 10

What affect do active leisure activities have on people?

3

Answer 10

They enhance fitness

They enhance muscular strength

They control weight

Question 11

How can increased leisure time and reduced working hours cause financial worry?
(2)

Answer 11

Reduced working hours or unemployment has resulted in many families seeing a drop in disposable income, leading to a reduced standard of living

This can cause financial stress and worry

Question 12

What has resulted in many families seeing a drop in disposable income?

Answer 12

Reduced working hours or unemployment

Question 13

What has families seeing a drop in disposable income lead to?

Answer 13

A reduced standard of living

Question 14

What has a drop in disposable income and reduced standard of living lead to?

Answer 14

Financial stress and worry

Question 15

What does reduced working hours or unemployment lead to?

Answer 15

Many families seeing a drop in disposable income, leading to a reduced standard of living