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Keywords
Island people--Recreation--Johnston Island; Social isolation--Psychological aspects; Pacific Ocean--Johnston Island (Johnston Atoll);
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the leisure constraints among resident on a remote and isolate island environment. Individuals living in a remote and isolated environment encounter unique challenges when facing barriers or constraints that comes with living in extreme geographical disposition. Leisure constraint is a distinct subfield in the area of leisure, which was formerly termed, "barriers to participation." Intrapersonal, interpersonal and structural constraints refer to psychological, relationship and intervening factors within the basic leisure constraint construct. The study analyzed leisure constraint data obtained from a leisure needs, attitudes and opinions technical report conducted on Johnston Island in 1996. The study was comprised of a non-experimental group (N= 141) of residents from Johnston Island. The survey instrument included a 21-Item Leisure Constraint Scale. Frequencies and percentages were calculated and data analyses were conducted to determine statistically significant differences between male and female perceived leisure constraints, demographic variables, participation influences and leisure constraint items using the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation. The Leisure Constraint Scale items were also factor analyzed. Based upon the results, the study found that there were no significant differences between male and female perceived constraints. The subject of time appeared to be a major influence on the residents' decision whether to participate or not. Further exploration regarding leisure constraints among individuals living in a remote and isolated environment should be considered by leisure researchers. Moreover, leisure behavior research, in addendum to leisure constraint research, may uncover social and psychological implications of an individual's constraint to leisure.
Year of Submission
2002
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Samuel V. Lankford
Second Advisor
Christopher R. Edginton
Third Advisor
Joe L. Wilson
Date Original
2002
Object Description
1 PDF file (107 leaves)
Copyright
©2002 Andrea Teresa Criste
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Criste, Andrea Teresa, "Leisure Constraints Among Residents of a Remote and Isolated Island Environment" (2002). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2430.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2430
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