Samdahl and Jekubovich (1997) suggested that the constraints paradigm has shaped
leisure research in such a way that it is now difficult to adopt alternative explanations of …

Leisure constraint literature has typically assumed that constraints prevent or modify
participation in leisure. In this paper, I take up the work of Michel Foucault (1926–1984) to …

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 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 …

High levels of constraint have been assumed to lead to restricted engagement in leisure
activities. In this study, data from a questionnaire survey conducted in Stoke-on-Trent …

Results from a Canadian questionnaire survey that investigated constraints to leisure
provide empirical evidence of the relative importance of various criterion variables (such as …

Leisure constraints research aims to investigate and understand the factors that are
assumed by researchers and perceived by individuals to inhibit or prohibit participation and …

Leisure constraints research aims to investigate and understand the factors that are
assumed by researchers and perceived by individuals to inhibit or prohibit participation and …

Underlying much of the literature on leisure constraints is the assumption that the constraints
that people report do, in fact, act as barriers to participation. However, to date, there has …