Journal of Leisure Research (JLR)Innovative, timely, and respected, the Journal of Leisure Research (JLR) has published original research to advance the field of leisure studies since 1968. JLR is scientific in content and nature, focusing on conceptual and methodological advances and questions. JLR is published five times annually. JLR is an official publication of the National Recreation and Park Association.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Journal of Leisure Research (JLR) Volume 36

Number 4

Special Issue Introduction

Visualizing Leisure
    William P. Stewart, Myron F. Floyd

Articles

"It was fun. . .1 liked drawing my thoughts": Using Drawings as a Part of the Focus Group Process with Children
    Felice C. Yuen

Women Living in a Homeless Shelter: Stress, Coping and Leisure
    Sandra Wolf Klitzing

Apartheid in the Great Outdoors: American Advertising and the Reproduction of a Racialized Outdoor Leisure Identity
    Derek Christopher Martin

A Photo Elicitation Study of the Meanings of Outdoor Adventure Experiences
    T. A. Loeffler

Use of Visual Research Methods to Measure Standards of Quality for Parks and Outdoor Recreation
    Robert E. Manning, Wayne A. Freimund

A Picture and 1000 Words: Using Resident-Employed Photography to Understand Attachment to High Amenity Places
    Richard Stedman, Tom Beckley, Sara Wallace, Marke Ambard

Number 3

Articles

Time Course of Well-Being after a Three-Week Resort-Based Respite from Occupational and Domestic Demands: Carry-Over, Contrast and Situation Effects
    Gerhard Strauss-Blasche, Franziska Muhry, Michael Lehofer, Maximillian Moser, Wolfgang Marktl

Preliminary Effects of a Leisure Education Program to Promote Healthy Use of Free Time among Middle School Adolescents
    Linda L. Caldwell, Cheryl K. Baldwin, Theodore Walls, Ed Smith

Leisure Spaces as Potential Sites for Interracial Interaction: Community Gardens in Urban Areas
    KimberlyJ. Shinew, Troy D. Glover, Diana C. Parry

Experience Use History, Place Bonding and Resource Substitution of Trout Anglers During Recreation Engagements
    William E. Hammitt, Erik A. Backlund, Robert D. Bixler

The Role of Recreational Sport in the Adaptation of First Generation Immigrants in the United States
    Dr. Monika Stodolska, Dr. Konstantinos Alexandria

Beach Recreation, Cultural Diversity and Attitudes toward Nature
    Jennifer Wolch, Jin Zhang

Number 2

Articles

"Being a 'Doer' Instead of a 'Viewer'": The Role of Inclusive Leisure Contexts in Determining Social Acceptance for People with Disabilities
    Mary Ann Devine

Temporal Changes in Perceived Constraints to Visiting State Parks
    John L. Crompton, Seong-Seop Kim

The Effects of Discrimination and Constraints Negotiation on Leisure Behavior of American Muslims in the Post-September 11 America
    Jennifer S. Livengood, Monika Stodolska

Effect of Activity Involvement and Place Attachment on Recreationists' Perceptions of Setting Density
    Gerard Kyle, Alan Graefe, Robert Manning, James Bacon

The Interaction of Stress and Park Use on Psycho-physiological Health in Older Adults
    Elizabeth Orsega-Smith, Andrew J. Mowen, Laura L. Payne, Geoffrey Godbey

Working at Play: The Phenomenon of 19th Century Worker-Competitions
    C. Frank Zarnowski

Book Reviews

Jane Addams and the Dream of American Democracy
    Jean Bethke Elshtain, Rodney B. Dieser

Tourism in Western Europe: A Collection of Case Histories
    Richard Voase (Editor), Kyriaki Kaplanidou

Number 1

Articles

Expressed Motives for Informal and Club/ Association-based Sports Participation
    Robin A. Recours, Ph.D., Marc Souville, Ph.D., Jean Griffet

What Price Recreation in Finland?—A Contingent Valuation Study of Non-Market Benefits of Public Outdoor Recreation Areas
    Anni Huhtala

Examining Relationships between Leisure Involvement, Psychological Commitment and Loyalty to a Recreation Agency
    Yoshi Iwasaki, Ph.D., Mark E. Havitz, Ph.D.

Trip Response Modeling of Rock Climbers' Reactions to Proposed Regulations
    Christos Siderelis, Aram Attarian

Hierarchical Linear Modeling in Park, Recreation, and Tourism Research
    Jim Sibthorp, Erin Witter, Mary Wells, Gary Ellis, Judith Voelkl

Leisure Expenditures of Retired and Near-Retired Households
    Robert O. Weagley, Ph.D., CFP®, Eunjeong Huh, Ph.D.

Book Review

Leisure Life: Myth, Masculinity and Modernity
    Tony Blackshaw, Chris Rojek

Sport and Social Exclusion
    Michael Collins, Tess Kay, Kostas Alexandris

Black Recreation: A Historical Perspective
    Jearold W. Holland, Corliss Wilson Outley

News Stories