Abstract
Playfulness is an aspect of personality that predisposes individuals to reframe boring situations into more amusing ones for themselves. This study extends knowledge about the playfulness construct by contrasting college students who were high or low in playfulness relative to the activity preferences they make, the motives they have, and their perspectives on their leisure time. Significant differences were found in perspectives and motives but not in activity preferences, leading to the conclusion that playfulness relates more to how individuals view their leisure and what they seek than in what they do. Only minor differences due to gender or race were observed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 382-401 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Leisure Sciences |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2011 |
Keywords
- Boredom
- Gender
- Leisure activities
- Leisure motives
- Leisure participation
- Playfulness
- Race
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management