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ABSTRACT
Purpose: Little research exists on understanding the interference factors that affect leisure engagement among older East Asian immigrants. Using the leisure constraint theory, this study was designed to identify leisure constraints associated with acculturation among older Korean immigrants.
Method: using semi-structured, in-depth interviews, a total of 18 individuals participated in this study.
Results: Three major themes were identified as leisure constraints related to acculturation: (a) adaptation challenges, (b) cultural norms, and (c) a lack of leisure opportunities. These identified themes served as inhibitors of the participants’ leisure involvement.
Conclusion: The findings suggested that acculturation-related experiences contributed to leisure constraints. Practical suggestions and implications are discussed in this study.
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Junhyoung Kim
Junhyoung Kim, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health at Indiana University. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a PhD in Leisure Studies. His line of research encompasses identifying the value of leisure activities as a means of improving health and wellbeing among diverse groups of individuals such as immigrants, older adults, and people with disabilities.
Young Ik Suh
Young Ik Suh is an Assistant Professor of Sport Management in the Department of Sport Management, Wellness & Physical Education. He received his Ph.D. in the Sport Management program at Indiana University in Bloomington. His areas of research interest and expertise are new media and communication technologies in sport, sport consumer behavior, sport consumer psychology, and sport consumer wellbeing.
Jaehyun Kim
Jaehyun Kim received his Ph.D. in recreation, park, and tourism management in 2018 from Pennsylvania State University. He is now studying for another master’s degree in the Division of Therapeutic Recreation in the Department of Health and Human Performance at Texas State University. His research focus has been on the relationship of leisure behavior to health and well-being among ethnic minorities and other vulnerable populations, such as Asian immigrants, older adults, cancer patients and survivors, and individuals with disabilities.