This paper reviews the literature on the social context of health to identify the ways in which
leisure might contribute to health. Considerable evidence has demonstrated that stressful …

This paper provides a brief review of past research on leisure constraints, paying particular
attention to conceptual and analytical issues and to the practical applications of investigating …

The purpose of this article is to modify a conceptualization of leisure constraints offered by
Crawford and Godbey (1987). It is suggested that Crawford and Godbey's three discrete …

While research indicates that leisure is an important source of both family cohesion and
conflict, comparatively little attention has been given to the development of conceptual …

This paper examines the leisure and tourist experience from three perspectives. While
leisure researchers have identified the major ingredients of subjective definitions of leisure …

Virtually all past leisure constraints research has been based on a conception of constraints
as insurmountable obstacles to leisure participation. Thus, it has typically been assumed …

This article assesses the status of hierarchical leisure constraints theory (Crawford &
Godbey, 1987; Crawford, Jackson, & Godbey, 1991) regarding many issues. Such issues …

This study aimed to investigate the influence of constraint dimensions on intrinsic motivation,
extrinsic motivation and amotivation. The self-determination theory and the hierarchical …

Tourists, especially those with disabilities, experience barriers to leisure participation that
undermine their sense of freedom and feelings of personal control. This article examines …

This paper examines recreational travel from a social psychological stand-point. According
to this approach, an individual's behaviours, cognitions, and feelings about travelling are …