Abstract
Covered here are the main positive emotions found in four interpersonal relationships that are also commonly maintained through leisure activities. These emotions are acceptance, love (passionate/companionate), sympathy, and admiration/respect. They are aroused in the following relationships: spousal/partner, friendship, teacher-student, and mentoring. A definition of fundamental emotions is presented. Mentors, conceived of as altruistic volunteers, are distinguished from coaches, advisors, personal trainers, and private teachers and tutors. Interpersonal relationships are not themselves leisure activities, but rather arrangements in life within which leisure can be pursued in its three forms. Put otherwise, leisure — activity engaged in as human behavior (mental, physical, or both) — can give concrete expression to positive interpersonal relationships.
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Stebbins, R.A. (2015). Interpersonal Relationships. In: Leisure and Positive Psychology: Linking Activities with Positiveness. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-56994-3_4
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