Social representations of leisure and free time among adolescents: Dualities without mismatch

The purpose of this study was to identify and understand the social representations of leisure activities and free time of middle-class adolescents from Vitoria-ES. Twenty-one students from 14 to 17 years old were divided into four groups and submitted to focal group technique and content analysis. It was observed that the representations of adolescents are anchored, mainly, in the current social values, being the notions of productivity, priority to study and compensatory rest quite present. It was also observed that the representations of leisure present positive and healthy experiences, such as the socialization between parents and friends and the practice of sport activities.