Components of leisure satisfaction : generic, acivity inherent and individual idiosyncratic factors /
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | Leisure satisfaction studies have generally focused on commonalities across many activities or the outcomes inherent in specific activities. Most studies are based on aggregated totals for a group of respondents, even though satisfaction is essentially an individual level concept. This dissertation integrates leisure theoretical concepts and previous empirical work to construct a framework for the experiential outcomes associated with leisure satisfaction. A methodology to examine the weighting of these outcomes at the within-subject and aggregate levels is presented. Experiential outcomes are categorized into three general components of leisure satisfaction: generic, activity inherent, and individual idiosyncratic factors. Generic factors are common to all leisure behavior, activity inherent factors are specific for given activities, and individual idiosyncratic factors are supplemented by each individual actor. To test the model, 167 fishermen responded to a mail survey set of fishing involvement questions, a point distribution over selected outcomes question, and a set of ten written fishing scenarios in which nine selected outcomes of recreational fishing were manipulated. A policy capturing methodology was utilized to develop and analyze the scenarios. The three generic leisure elements, i.e., perceived freedom, optimal arousal and competency, were significant contributers to satisfaction. For about three-fourths of the sample, between 30% and 50% of the variance in satisfaction scores was due to these three elements alone. Significant and equally substantive effects on satisfaction were also observed for the activity inherent factors, i.e., naturalism, relaxation and reflection. Significant but much less substantive effects were noted for the three individual idiosyncratic factors: sociability, eating the catch and manipulating equipment. Results indicated few differences between low participation fishermen and high participation fishermen except for a small minority with very high participation levels... |
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| Item Description: | Typescript (photocopy). Vita. "Major subject: Recreation and Resources Development." |
| Physical Description: | xi, 184 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 147-170). |