Xie Hui Jimmy, Caldwell Linda L, Graham John W, Weybright Elizabeth H, Wegner Lisa, Smith Edward A
Department of Recreation and Tourism Management, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA, USA.
Department of Recreation Park and Tourism Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Leis Sci. 2017;39(4):319-335. doi: 10.1080/01490400.2016.1194790. Epub 2016 Jul 19.
Leisure is viewed worldwide as an important developmental context for adolescents. As leisure research and programs are shared across nations, it is crucial to examine the cultural equivalence of leisure-related constructs and how they are related. Grounded in self-determination theory, this study explored the influence of perceived parental control and leisure restructuring ability on leisure motivation (amotivation and autonomous motivation) using samples of eighth grade adolescents in the United States and South Africa. Results of multiple-group structural equation modeling showed that the measurement model of the constructs was equivalent across the two samples, but the determinants of leisure motivation differed between the two samples. The findings provide implications for future cross-cultural research in leisure and offer insights on design and adaptation of leisure-based intervention and education programs in different cultural contexts.
在全球范围内，休闲被视为青少年重要的发展背景。由于休闲研究和项目在各国之间共享，因此检验与休闲相关的概念的文化等效性以及它们之间的关系至关重要。本研究以自我决定理论为基础，利用美国和南非八年级青少年样本，探讨了感知到的父母控制和休闲重构能力对休闲动机（无动机和自主动机）的影响。多组结构方程模型的结果表明，这些概念的测量模型在两个样本中是等效的，但两个样本中休闲动机的决定因素有所不同。研究结果为未来休闲领域的跨文化研究提供了启示，并为不同文化背景下基于休闲的干预和教育项目的设计与调整提供了见解。
