Journal of Leisure Research

Holman, Thomas B.; Epperson, Arlin

doi: 10.1080/00222216.1984.11969600pmid: N/A

This paper reviews empirical research which looks at family and leisure. Both the effects of family factors on leisure behavior, and leisure behavior effects on marital and family outcomes are discussed. It is concluded that leisure behavior appears to be both affected by, and to affect, marriage and family factors. Research to date, however, has been largely exploratory and descriptive. Several research recommendations are made.

Stynes, Daniel J.; Peterson, George L.

doi: 10.1080/00222216.1984.11969601pmid: N/A

The use of logit models to predict recreation activity and site choice is increasing. This paper summarizes the properties of binomial and multinomial logit models, reviews applications of these models in recreation, and provides guidance to the technical literature on estimation techniques. The independence from irrelevant alternatives (IIA) property of the multinomial logit model is discussed and recommendations are made for improving models of recreation choice.

Riddick, Carol Cutler; DeSchriver, Meg; Weissinger, Ellen

doi: 10.1080/00222216.1984.11969602pmid: N/A

A review was undertaken to examine the methodological adequacy of research articles that applied quantitative techniques and were published in Journal of Leisure Research from 1978 to 1982. The methodological quality of reported research has undergone some change since 1978 — a trend toward improvement was evidenced on about one-half of the criteria used for the review. Nevertheless, severe shortcomings still exist. Reported research would benefit if studies were among other things: theory dominated, balanced in terms of adopting experimental, quasi-experimental or qualitative (rather than entirely survey research) methods, and used valid and reliable measures.

Chase, David R.; Harada, Munehiko

doi: 10.1080/00222216.1984.11969603pmid: N/A

The research reported in this paper addresses a fundamental question underlying self-report surveys; how accurately do individuals recall the recreation activities in which they have participated? The three research questions were: (1) What is the pattern and amount of response error? (2) What are some explanatory factors for response error? (3) To what extent does survey (self-reported) response predict actual swimming frequency?The results indicate a large amount of response overestimation of actual participation. An important finding concerning the distribution of self-reports is that almost all estimates of frequency of participation, except for very small estimates, were numbers ending in 0 or 5. With regard to the second research question, the results indicate that the importance of swimming as to leisure activity to the respondent is moderately and positively related to the percent error of estimation. The prediction of actual participation from self-reports of participation, the third research question, produced mixed results.

Florian, Victor; Har-Even, Dov

doi: 10.1080/00222216.1984.11969604pmid: N/A

The choice of leisure time activities and satisfaction with these choices were compared among two separate cultural groups—164 Jews and 164 Arabs living in urban areas in Northern Israel. Subjects answered a questionnaire covering four categories of activities: organized after-school activities, public-and entertainment-related activities, unorganized outside activities and individual activities in the home. The results indicated significant differences in choices of activity frame-works between the two cultures, and between the sexes. Differences in satisfaction with leisure time activities also occurred across the two cultures where Arabs were in general less satisfied than their Jewish counterparts. The findings were explained according to modern versus traditional life-styles.

Mobily, Kenneth E.; Leslie, David K.; Wallace, Robert B.; Lemke, Jon H.; Kohout, Frank J.; Morris, Martha Clare

doi: 10.1080/00222216.1984.11969605pmid: N/A

This study describes factors related to the leisure repertoires of a large population of rural elderly. Age, self-perceived health, leisure attitude, life satisfaction and sex were the most influential factors with regard to the size of subjects' leisure repertoires. Though associations between education, exercise attitude and marital status and leisure repertoire were statistically significant, none accounted for even one percent of the variability in leisure repertoires. While the independent variables explained about 30 percent of the variance in subjects' leisure repertoires, the authors concluded that more research is needed in order to identify other factors associated with the leisure repertoire.

Hutchison, Ray; Fidel, Kenneth

doi: 10.1080/00222216.1984.11969606pmid: N/A

The analysis of Mexican-American and Anglo groups observed in Chicago public parks indicates substantive and systematic differences in the social organization of recreation activities between the two groups. Differences are observed not only in the type of activity, but also in the age, sex, size, and social composition of recreation groups. The Chicago results contradict those reported earlier by McMillen (1983), and it is suggested that the very different patterns of recreation behavior may result from the perseverance of important social and cultural differences between the Mexican-American and general American population.

West, Patrick C.

doi: 10.1080/00222216.1984.11969607pmid: N/A

The research note examines the role of interpersonal influence in the diffusion and adoption of new recreation activities, and the role of status differences (as measured by occupational prestige rankings) in the interpersonal influence process. The study found that social influence occurs primarily within the same or closely adjacent status groups, and that influencers tend to have the same or slightly higher status than adopters.

Osgood, Nancy

doi: 10.1080/00222216.1984.11969608pmid: N/A

Welton, George

doi: 10.1080/00222216.1984.11969609pmid: N/A