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 42
Number 4
Articles
Seeking Judgment Free Spaces: Poverty, Leisure, and Social Inclusion
Dawn E. Trussell, Heather Mair
Alleviating Park Visitation Constraints through Agency Facilitation Strategies
David Scott, Andrew J. Mowen
The Impact of Outdoor Pursuits on College Students’ Perceived Sense of Community
Mary C. Breunig, Timothy S. O’Connell, Sharon Todd, Lynn Anderson, Anderson Young
The Influence of Site Design and Resource Conditions on Outdoor Recreation Demand: A Mountain Biking Case Study
Christos Siderelis, Michael Naber, Yu-Fai Leung
Voluntary Participation and Parents’ Reasons for Enrollment in After-School Programs: Contributions of Race/Ethnicity, Program Quality, and Program Policies
Heng-Chieh Jamie Wu, Laurie A. Van Egeren
The Effects of Place Attachment, Hypothetical Site Modifications and Use Levels on Recreation Behavior
Jordan W. Smith, Christos Siderelis, Roger L. Moore
The Use of Factorial Surveys in Leisure Research
Wynn Shooter, Shayne Galloway
Book Review
Theory and Practice of Experiential Education.
Karen Warren, Denise Mitten, T. A. Loeffler (Editors), MatD. Duerden
Number 3
Articles
Dignity, Hope, and Transcendence: Gilda’s Club as Complementary Care for Cancer Survivors
Diana C. Parry, Troy D. Glover
Modeling Family Leisure and Related Family Constructs: A National Study of U.S. Parent and Youth Perspectives
Raymond A. Poff, Ramon B. Zabriskie, Jasmine A. Townsend
The Role of Leisure in the Experience of Posttraumatic Growth for People with Spinal Cord Injury
Sanghee Chun, Youngkhill Lee
Perceptions Of Outdoor Recreation Professionals Toward Place Meanings In Natural Environments: A Q-Method Inquiry
Garrett Hutson, Diane Montgomery, Lowell Caneday
Impact of Extreme Weather Conditions on High-Altitude Climbers’ Goals and Quality of Experience
Marta Bassi, Antonella Delle Fave
“You don’t want to hurt his feelings…”: Family Leisure as a Context for Intergenerational Ambivalence
Shannon Hebblethwaite, Joan E. Norris
Book Review
Recreation, Event, and Tourism Businesses, Start-up and Sustainable Operations
Robert E. Pfister, Patrick T. Tierney, J. Robert Rossman
Number 2
Articles
Civic Engagement Through Mandatory Community Service: Implications of Serious Leisure
Karen Gallant, Bryan Smale, Susan Arai
Influencing Adolescent Leisure Motivation: Intervention Effects of HealthWise South Africa
Linda L. Caldwell, Megan E. Patrick, Edward A. Smith, Lori-Ann Palen, Lisa Wegner
Creating Community at the Farm: A Contested Concept
Rudy Dunlap, Corey W. Johnson
Spending Time Together—Changes Over Four Decades in Leisure Time Spent with a Spouse
Marieke Voorpostel, Tanja van der Lippe, Jonathan Gershuny
Learning From the Experiences of Older Adult Volunteers in Sport: A Serious Leisure Perspective
Katie Misener, Alison Doherty, Shannon Hamm-Kerwin
Land of 10,000 Lakes and 2.3 Million Anglers: Problems and Coping Response Among Minnesota Anglers
Susan A. Schroeder, David C. Fulton
Examining Layers of Community in Leisure Contexts: A Case Analysis of Older Adults in an Exercise Intervention
Rylee A. Dionigi, Kevin Lyons
Book Review
Service Living: Building Community Through Public Parks and Recreation
Doug Wellman, Dan Dustin, Karla Henderson, Roger Moore, Erin K. Sharpe, Ph.D.
Number 1
Articles
Innovation Among Older Adults with Chronic Health Conditions
Galit Nimrod, Susan Hutchinson
Cross-Language Measurement Equivalence of the Place Attachment Scale: A Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach
Megha Budruk
The Effects of Personal, Contextual, and Situational Factors on the Facilitation of Intrinsic Motivation: The Case of Chinese/Canadians
Gordon J. Walker
Revisiting the Commitment-Loyalty Distinction in a Cruising Context
Xiang (Robert) Li, Ph.D., James F. Petrick, Ph.D.
Why Hiking? Rationality and Reflexivity Within Three Categories of Meaning Construction
Hanne Svarstad
Assessing Hierarchical Leisure Constraints Theory after Two Decades
Geoffrey Godbey, Duane W. Crawford, Xiangyou Sharon Shen
The Benefit of Recreational Physical Activity to Restore Attentional Fatigue: The Effects of Running Intensity Level on Attention Scores
J.C. Norling, Ph.D., Jim Sibthorp, Ph.D., Yana Suchy, Ph.D., James C. Hannon, Ph.D., C.S.C.S., Edward Ruddell, Ph.D.
The Impact of Participation in an Inclusive Adventure Education Trip on Group Dynamics
Sue Sutherland, Sandra Stroot
Book Review
The Politics of Park Design
Galen Cranz, Kindal A. Shores