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 39

Number 4

Articles

Culture and Leisure Constraints: A Comparison of Canadian and Mainland Chinese University Students
    Gordon J. Walker, Edgar L. Jackson, Jinyang Deng

Women and Leisure: Premises and Performances Uncovered in an Integrative Review
    Karla A. Henderson, Ph.D., Benjamin Hickerson, M.S.

The Carolina Shaggers: Dance as Serious Leisure
    Carroll A. Brown

Investigating the Relationships among Motivation, Negotiation, and Alpine Skiing Participation
    Konstantinos Alexandris, Charilaos Kouthouris, George Girgolas

A Comparison of Global and Actual Measures of Perceived Crowding of Urban Forest Visitors
    Arne Arnberger, Wolfgang Haider

Gender and Serious Leisure Careers: A Case Study of Women Sea Cadets
    Jayne Raisborough

The Role of Social Support and Self-Efficacy in Shaping the Leisure Time Physical Activity of Older Adults
    Elizabeth M. Orsega-Smith, Laura L. Payne, Andrew J. Mowen, Ching-Hua Ho, Geoffrey C. Godbey

Number 3

Articles

Adolescent Playfulness, Stress Perception, Coping and Well Being
    Marianne B. Staempfli

Hunting Specialization and its Relationship to Participation in Response to Chronic Wasting Disease
    Mark D. Needham, Jerry J. Vaske, Maureen P. Donnelly, Michael J. Manfredo

Family Deepening: A Qualitative Inquiry into the Experience of Families Who Participate in Service Expeditions
    Alexis A. Palmer, Patti A. Freeman, Ramon B. Zabriskie

Women's Leisure and Auto/Biography: Empowerment and Resistance in the Garden
    Jayne Raisborough, Mark Bhatti

The Development of the Leisure Meanings Inventory
    John Schulz, Michael Watkins

Refining Research on Older Adults' Leisure: Implications of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation and Socioemotional Selectivity Theories
    Sarah Burnett-Wolle, Geoffrey Godbey

Ethnicity as a Variable in Leisure Research
    Chieh-Lu Li, Garry E. Chick, Harry C. Zinn, James D. Absher, Alan R. Graefe

Ethnicity as a Construct in Leisure Research: A Rejoinder to Gobster
    Garry Chick, Chieh-lu Li, Harry C. Zinn, James D. Absher, Alan R. Graefe

Comments

Comment on "Ethnicity as a Variable in Leisure Research" by Li et al.
    Paul H. Gobster

Number 2

Articles

Enhancing the Interpretation of Stated Choice Analysis Through the Application of a Verbal Protocol Assessment
    Kerri L. Cahill, Jeffrey L. Marion, Steven R. Lawson

Qualitative Insights into Leisure as a Spiritual Experience
    Christopher Schmidt, Donna E. Little

Emotion and Environment: Visitors' Extraordinary Experiences along the Dalton Highway in Alaska
    Mary E. Farber, Troy E. Hall

How Rural Low-Income Families Have Fun: A Grounded Theory Study
    Susan L. Churchill, Vicki L. Piano Clark, Kathy Prochaska-Cue, John W. Creswell, Lenna Ontai-Grzebik

Addressing Response-shift Bias: Retrospective Pretests in Recreation Research and Evaluation
    Jim Sibthorp, Ph.D., Karen Paisley, Ph.D., John Gookin, BA, Peter Ward, MBA

"Winners" and "Losers": The Effects of Being Allowed or Denied Entry into Competitive Extracurricular Activities
    Lynn A. Barnett, Ph.D.

Would You Displace? It Depends! A Multivariate Visual Approach to Intended Displacement from an Urban Forest Trail
    Arne Arnberger, Wolfgang Haider

"Daddy's Gone and He'll Be Back in October": Farm Women's Experiences of Family Leisure
    Dawn E. Trussell, Susan M. Shaw

Book Review

Last Child in the Woods
    Richard Louv, Mathew D. Duerden

Number 1

Articles

The Role of Ethnic Enclosure in Leisure in the Economic Achievement of Korean Immigrants
    Monika Stodolska, Matthew Marcinkowski, Jouyeon Yi-Kook

The Relationship of Individual Time Perspective and Recreation Experience Preferences
    Kindal Shores, David Scott

Comparing Payment-Vehicle Effects in Contingent Valuation Studies for Recreational Use in Two Protected Spanish Forests
    Pablo Campos, Alejandro Caparros, Jose L. Oviedo

Time is Money and Money Needs Time? A Secondary Analysis of Time-Budget Data in Germany
    Michael Jackel, Sabine Wollscheid

Women's Leisure and Constraints to Participation: Iranian Perspectives
    Narges Arab-Moghaddam, Karla A. Henderson, Razieh Sheikholeslami

Family Caregivers of Individuals with Intellectual Disability: Perspectives on Life Quality and the Role of Vacations
    Jennifer B. Mactavish, Ph.D., Kelly J. MacKay, Ph.D., Yoshitaka Iwasaki, Ph.D., Deanna Betteridge, MSc.

Constraints to Outdoor Recreation: Exploring the Effects of Disabilities on Perceptions and Participation
    Robert C. Burns, Ph.D., Alan R. Graefe, Ph.D.

Research Notes

Clarifying Interpersonal and Social Values Conflict among Recreationists
    Jerry J. Vaske, Mark D. Needham, Robert C. Cline Jr.

Tribute

A Tribute to Geoffrey C. Godbey
    Dan Dustin, Ph.D.

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