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- Title: Situational Antecedents to Leisure Behavior (Report)
- Author : Journal of Leisure Research
- Release Date : January 22, 2009
- Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 206 KB
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Over the years theorists have proposed a variety of explanations for leisure behavior patterns. Classical theories basically center around five main explanations: catharsis, compensation, surplus energy, relaxation and task generalization. Each of these theories purports to predict or explain motivation for leisure behavior. Until recently these theories have usually formed the basis for a philosophy of leisure and recreation and have been accepted as the mainstays of a "psychology" of leisure behavior. None of the five theories of leisure, however, has received much, if any, empirical study. Indeed, at times these theories have seemed more burdensome than helpful in understanding the consequences of, or motivation for, participating in certain forms of leisure activity. The five theories imply certain fundamental human needs, some of which have been the object of much recent psychological research, e.g., activity drives, (Lore 1968, pp. 566-574); varied sensory stimulation, (Fiske and Maddi 1961); displacement and compensation, (Lewin 1951 and Sears 1950, pp. 5-6). Each of the theories suggests that people favor different activities after having been in certain (antecedent) situations. The following review of each of the five theories and their implications concerning leisure activities illustrates the above points.