Effect of Leisure Activity Participation on Leisure Attitude, Recreational Specialization, Leisure Satisfaction, and Intention to Re-Participate in South Korea
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Leisure Attitude
1.2. Recreational Specialization
1.3. Leisure Satisfaction
1.4. The Hypothesis of the Study
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subject of This Study
2.2. Measurement
2.2.1. Socio-Demographic Characteristics
2.2.2. Leisure Attitude
2.2.3. Recreation Specialization
2.2.4. Leisure Satisfaction
2.2.5. Intention to Re-Participate
2.3. Validity and Reliability
2.3.1. Validity
2.3.2. Reliability
2.4. Data Analysis Process
2.5. Study Ethics
3. Results
3.1. Participants
3.2. Correlation
3.3. Model Fit
3.4. Hypothesis Verification
4. Discussion
4.1. The Relationships Between Leisure Attitude, Recreational Specialization, Leisure Satisfaction, and Intention to Re-Participate
4.2. The Relation Between Recreation Specialization, Leisure Satisfaction, and Intention to Re-Participate
4.3. The Relation Between Leisure Satisfaction and Intention to Participate
5. Conclusions
5.1. Limitations of the Study
5.2. Directions for Future Research
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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x2 | x2/df | CFI | TLI | RMSEA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leisure attitude | 196.698 | 2.658 | 0.954 | 0.935 | 0.067 |
Recreation specialization | 114.428 | 2.601 | 0.958 | 0.937 | 0.066 |
Leisure satisfaction | 239.257 | 2.848 | 0.969 | 0.950 | 0.071 |
Variable | Number of Questions | Cronbach’ α | |
---|---|---|---|
Leisure attitude | Emotional | 6 | 0.882 |
Cognitive | 7 | 0.836 | |
Behavioral | 3 | 0.767 | |
Volitional | 3 | 0.751 | |
Recreation specialization | Information | 3 | 0.884 |
Skill | 3 | 0.850 | |
Investment | 3 | 0.656 | |
Experience | 3 | 0.595 | |
Leisure satisfaction | Self-development | 3 | 0.837 |
Stress relief | 4 | 0.852 | |
Health | 3 | 0.828 | |
Skill improvement | 4 | 0.906 | |
Interpersonal relationship enhancement | 3 | 0.876 | |
Intention to re-participate | 5 | 0.849 |
Items | N | Items | N | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 146 | Age | 20s | 57 |
Female | 116 | 30s | 71 | ||
Leisure activity type | Hobbies | 74 | 40s | 69 | |
Entertainment | 43 | 50s over | 62 | ||
Sports | 62 | Region | Seoul | 89 | |
Cultural | 41 | Incheon | 92 | ||
Travel | 39 | Chungcheong | 78 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leisure attitude | 1 | |||
Recreation specialization | 0.053 | 1 | ||
Leisure satisfaction | 0.317 ** | 0.532 *** | 1 | |
Intention to re-participate | 0.046 | 0.461 *** | 0.384 ** | 1 |
x2 | x2/df | CFI | TLI | RMSEA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model fit | 267.378 | 2.387 | 0.945 | 0.924 | 0.061 |
Hypothesis | Estimate | S.E. | C.P | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
H 1-1 | Leisure attitude → Recreation specialization | 0.025 | 0.036 | 0.707 | Unaccept |
H 1-2 | Leisure attitude → Leisure satisfaction | 0.161 | 0.087 | 1.855 ** | Accept |
H 1-3 | Leisure attitude → Intention to re-participate | 0.035 | 0.075 | 0.463 | Unaccept |
H 2-1 | Recreation specialization → Leisure satisfaction | 0.399 | 0.100 | 4.011 *** | Accept |
H 2-2 | Recreation specialization → Intention to re-participate | 0.254 | 0.084 | 3.043 *** | Accept |
H 3 | Leisure satisfaction → Intention to re-participate | 0.046 | 0.050 | 1.911 ** | Accept |
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Ahn, B. Effect of Leisure Activity Participation on Leisure Attitude, Recreational Specialization, Leisure Satisfaction, and Intention to Re-Participate in South Korea. Behav. Sci. 2025, 15, 372. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15030372
Ahn B. Effect of Leisure Activity Participation on Leisure Attitude, Recreational Specialization, Leisure Satisfaction, and Intention to Re-Participate in South Korea. Behavioral Sciences. 2025; 15(3):372. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15030372
Chicago/Turabian StyleAhn, Byoungwook. 2025. "Effect of Leisure Activity Participation on Leisure Attitude, Recreational Specialization, Leisure Satisfaction, and Intention to Re-Participate in South Korea" Behavioral Sciences 15, no. 3: 372. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15030372
APA StyleAhn, B. (2025). Effect of Leisure Activity Participation on Leisure Attitude, Recreational Specialization, Leisure Satisfaction, and Intention to Re-Participate in South Korea. Behavioral Sciences, 15(3), 372. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15030372