Integrating Ceasing Participation With Other Aspects of Leisure Behavior: A Replication and Extension

Abstract

This paper replicates and extends parts of an earlier work by Jackson and Dunn (1988) which created a model for examining non-participation. Data from the 1982–83 Nationwide Recreation Survey were used to determine whether Jackson and Dunn's classification system of participants and non-participants could be replicated using outdoor recreation participation. In addition, the age based trends in ceasing and starting activities identified by Jackson and Dunn are examined. The findings of this study provide partial support for Jackson and Dunn's work when applied to outdoor recreation. One use of the Jackson and Dunn model is illustrated by using it to examine a hypothetical curve of the tendency to seek new or familiar leisure experiences across the lifespan. The value of the model in understanding leisure is underscored by its usefulness in exploring lifespan differences in involvement. Other potential uses of the Jackson and Dunn model are also identified.

KEYWORDS:

• leisure participation patterns
• leisure non-participants
• leisure across the lifespan