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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Behav Health Serv Res. 2020 Oct;47(4):526–543. doi: 10.1007/s11414-019-09678-0

Table 3.

Focus Group Results

ICF Domain Community Participation Area Specific Activities
Arts and Culture Artistic Participation* Making music
Writing
Drawing
Painting
Arts and Culture Artistic Appreciation* Listening to music
Reading
Poetry slams
Art shows
Going to a museum
Going to a library
Watching movies (movie theater, drive-in)
Watching soap operas
Education School* Going to school to earn a degree or professional certificate
Taking classes online
Non-Remunerative Employment Community Outreach* Volunteering
Organized Religion Religion and Spirituality* Going to a place of worship (e.g., temple, church)
Going to Bible studies
Play Playing Games Playing (card/board/billiards) games
Going to an arcade
Going to a casino
Going to an amusement park
Political Life and Citizenship Civic Participation* Going to a march, run, or demonstration
Voting
Socializing Going to Social Events* Cookouts/barbeques
Going to parties
Going to restaurants or bars
Spirituality Religion and Spirituality* Meditating (for spiritual reasons)
Yoga (for spiritual reasons)
Praying
Reading religious texts
Sports Sports Participation Going to the gym
Biking
Basketball
Football
Walking or running
Martial arts
Going to a shooting range
Exercising
Swimming
Bowling
Skating
Lasertag
Paintball
Sports Sports Appreciation Watching sports (at sporting event or with others at home)
Fantasy Football
Work and Employment Work* Working
Working on a resume
Exploration of Other Communities Traveling
Hanging Out Window shopping (and other related activities such as going to the mall, hanging out with friends)
Nature-Based Participation Going to a park
Camping
Spending time in nature
Virtual Participation* Online video games
Reading (celebrity) news online / searching for information online
Emailing for social reasons
Taking/posting pictures
Social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
Online forums
*

Indicates findings consistent with literature review.