Abstract
AbstractPaddlesports as outdoor recreation (OR) have become popular options for leisure time consumption and as a means to obtain well-being. The concept of serious leisure (SL) was used to measure and explain the associations between committed leisure experiences and multiple outcomes in a sample (n = 171) of paddlesport enthusiasts. CFA fit indices revealed that all models demonstrated acceptable fit, which justified the creations of composite-level indicators. A path analysis was then conducted to assess the relationship between the six factors of a SL experience and multiple outcomes: personal, social and financial. Path analysis revealed that SL experiences partially explained the variances of personal outcomes (46%), social outcomes (53%) and financial return (21%). The path model showed that personal and social outcomes were positively associated with most SL factors but financial return was not significantly predicted by any SL factor. SL factor career contingency was negatively associated with pe...
Highlights
Outdoor recreation (OR), including paddling, rock climbing, mountain biking, camping has demonstrated to be a viable option for participant to obtain well-being (Duvall & Kaplan, 2014; Lee, 2013; Outdoor Foundation, 2015; Woodman et al, 2013)
Given that very few previous studies examined the associations between serious leisure (SL) experiences and the multiple outcomes and how outcomes can be hindered by inappropriate social contexts, in this exploratory study, we examine how SL experience indicators facilitate or hinder personal, social and financial outcomes
The mean scores of the items ranged from: 7.66–7.93, 7.75–8.08, 8.39–8.48, 7.55–7.77, 6.92–7.95, and 7.73–7.82 for identity items. These scores show that, on average, paddlers agreed with the item statements, given that five is the midpoint of the scale
Summary
Outdoor recreation (OR), including paddling, rock climbing, mountain biking, camping has demonstrated to be a viable option for participant to obtain well-being (Duvall & Kaplan, 2014; Lee, 2013; Outdoor Foundation, 2015; Woodman et al, 2013). Since the benefits of OR are apparent, there is a need to understand the mechanism underlying OR activities. Commitments to those activities require ongoing and substantial investments of energies, time and expenses with little or no external incentives (Ewert & Hollenhorst, 1994), which may not be understood by outsiders and tension relationships between recreationists and others are sometimes observed (Allman et al, 2009; Anderson & Taylor, 2010; Rosenbaum, 2013). The mechanism can be applied to develop strategies to sustain experiences in OR, such as creating conditioning plan to increase fitness level and social groups to provide interactions between participants with various skill and experience levels
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