Issues in the measurement of leisure

A comparison of theoretical and connotative meanings

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11216640
AutoresDiane M Samdahl (University of Oregon, autor correspondente)
Ano1991
Volume13
Fascículo1
Páginas33-49
Data de publicação1991-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoLeisure Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0149-0400 • E-ISSN: 1521-0588
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01490409109513123
OpenAlexW1989494425
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas21
Referências citadas34

Research on the subjective experiencing of leisure faces the inescapable problem of operational measurement. Subjective experiences can be verified only by asking the respondent directly (e.g., “Was that leisure?"); yet, reliance on that operational assessment assumes that the respondents’ connotative meaning of the word leisure is the same as the conceptual meaning as understood by the researcher. Some evidence of the correspondence between the connotative and theoretical meanings of leisure has been presented in the literature. This article reviews that work and presents a complementary analysis based on LISREL. LISREL offers the unique advantage of isolating and testing the association between theoretical leisure (drawn from determinants such as perceived freedom) and connotative leisure (based on traditional operational measures). Results show a strong association between these two concepts. It appears that leisure theories do address the salient dimensions of leisure as it is experienced in daily life, and that the connotative measure ("Would you call this leisure?") is an acceptable operational measure of leisure

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