An examination on the motivations of serious leisure in rock climbing: A structural equation modeling study.

详细信息   

• 作者：Lee ; KoFan.
• 学历：Ph.D.
• 年：2013
• 关键词：Serious Leisure ; Motivation ; Structural Equation M
• 导师：Ewert, Alan,eadvisorChancellor, Charlesecommittee memberPiatt, Jenniferecommittee memberRutkowski, Leslieecommittee member
• 毕业院校：Indiana University
• Department：School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
• ISBN：9781303251375
• CBH：3587739
• Country：USA
• 语种：English
• FileSize：3640065
• Pages：162

文摘

The purpose of this study was to assess the types of motivation associated with serious leisure experiences and rewards in the case of rock climbing. Organismic Integration Theory Ryan &； Deci, 2004) indicates that extrinsic motivation could be classified into multiple subtypes by levels of internalization, which explains how human beings become motivated in strenuous exercise and serious leisure by not only interest but also external regulations. Such external regulations may or may not be consistent with self-structure. When the level of internalization is high, the obligation to certain activity also becomes manageable Edmunds, Ntoumanis &； Duda, 2006； Stebbins, 1992). Furthermore, the motivational orientations behind those rewards are uncertain, although serious leisure rewards motivate ongoing leisure engagements Stebbins, 2007). Two statistical models were examined in order to address the associations between motivations and serious leisure: motivation-serious leisure experience MSLE) and motivation-serious leisure rewards MSLR). Four hundred and one questionnaires were collected among serious climbers and the data were analyzed to evaluate the model fits and parameter estimates of MSLE and MSLR. Serious climbers were chosen based on either of the following two criteria: 1) they had climbed at least 50 days in the past 12 months； or/and, 2) they had had lead climbing experiences. The finding demonstrated that while the introjected motivation explained social rewords, the intrinsic motivation was associated with serious leisure experience, personal and social rewards, and the identified motivation was associated with serious leisure experience and personal rewards. The result suggested that serious leisure was not only driven by personal interest but also the internalization of subcultures and social interactions in rock climbing. This study contributed to the conceptualization and quantitative measures of leisure motivation and serious leisure. The finding could be applied to assess motivational orientations of leisure participants and further to develop strategy for engaging participants and designing activities.