Quality of Leisure activities and those effects on social and cultural vulnerability among military employee families

Today، Leisure activities are a problem for not only for Individuals and families but also for social organizations. Each organization، particularly military organizations have responsible for extension of health، welfare، vocational improvement and increasing organizational efficiency، Therefore must attention on employees leisure activities. The purpose of this study was to determine the quality of leisure activity spending among military personnel families and social – cultural vulnerabilities. The method of Research was descriptive and correlation coefficients and the subjects were 1282 persons (personnel، his wife’s and children’s)، Into 481 family. The subjects were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling methods from seven cities based on demographic factors. The data gathering tools were: leisure Activity Questioner and Cultural Vulnerability Questioner (Researchers made). Results indicate that more of Leisure activity among Military employees was spend with vocational activities (56/7 percent); for theirs spouses were house hold (57/1 percent); for children were being in house (59/5 percent)، TV and movie watching (36/7 percent). Also، there were meaningful relationships between Leisure activity and cultural vulnerability (P ≤ 0/05). More Leisure activities between Military employees are spent with vocational activities. They haven’t a constructive plan for Leisure activities for families. May be for this reason their spouses and children spend their times in house. Base on these findings، Military organization should educate there employees about planning for leisure activities and provide opportunities and possibilities for them.