Original scientific paper
Students in Zagreb: Free Time – Chance for Hedonism or Self-realisation
Dejana Bouillet
orcid.org/0000-0002-0486-3378
; Faculty of Teacher Education in Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The segment of research presented in this paper looks at the characteristics of free time of students at the University of Zagreb, their attitude to alcohol, tobacco and drug consumption and the possible connection between the two. It has been established that students associate free time with fun and relaxing activities, they generally want more free time, they show relative tolerance for legal addiction which they mostly connect with having a good time and “brightening up” reality. Certain differences regarding the perception of free time have been observed in relation to gender and the branch of study; regarding alcohol, tobacco or drug consumption, differences have been noted in relation to father’s education
and the branch of study. A large number of respondents associate alcohol, tobacco and drug consumption with relaxation, fun and amusement (which are the most common ways of spending leisure time), thus showing a close connection between these two segments
of the social profile of students in Zagreb. Seeing that a very small number of respondents would like to work on their self-awareness, ideas, hobbies or culture in their free time, the paper points to the need for further research into individual and social determination of the young intellectual elite’s lifestyle.
Keywords
students; free time; alcohol; tobacco and drug consumption
Hrčak ID:
31812
URI
Publication date:
2.2.2009.
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