A path analysis model of life satisfaction was proposed and applied to a nationally
representative sample of 806 men and 753 women aged 65 years and over. Predictor …

This study examined the meaning of leisure for Chinese/Canadians. Participants (N= 35)
completed a diary seven times a day for 12 days when a randomly scheduled watch alarm …

The relationships between personality, leisure satisfaction, and life satisfaction were
investigated in 420 undergraduate students in a large Midwestern university. An anonymous …

In an attempt to integrate research on stress coping and research on psychological well‐
being, we conducted longitudinal and disaggregated analyses of the relationships between …

Abstract “Activity theories”; of aging as well as the common wisdom in recreation presume
that greater activity leads to greater satisfaction with life in later years. Research, however …

This paper revisits and critiques two propositions originally posited by Havitz and Dimanche
(1990) with respect to leisure involvement on the basis of evidence from 50 leisure …

The purposes of this research were to determine if agreement exists among leisure services
practitioners regarding the meaning of leisure and to examine how they describe …

Two issues have dominated research on leisure activity and aging in the past two
decades:(1) What is the relationship of aging to participation in nonwork activities? and (2) …

In this investigation, the serious leisure inventory and measure (SLIM) was developed from
convenience and target samples. The multidimensional framework of serious leisure …

The objective of this study was to examine leisure motivation and to develop an instrument
for assessing it. The instrument assesses the psychological and sociological reasons for …