Abstract
The aim of this study is to test if there are different qualities of serious leisure in a Turkish sample and to develop a valid and reliable serious and casual leisure measure (SCLM) using data from both casual and serious leisure participants. With the use of focus groups, an expert panel, a pilot study, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, a 9-factor model with 42 items demonstrated acceptable fit and reliability values. Besides six dimensions of serious leisure set out by Stebbins [(1982). Serious leisure: A conceptual statement. The Pacific Sociological Review, 25(2), 251–272], two new qualities – personality congruence and sense of competence – not previously discussed in the serious leisure literature emerged in this study. In addition, durable benefits, one of the qualities of serious leisure, was divided into two interpretable factors and they were labelled as therapeutic benefits and psycho-social benefits.
Ciddi ve Kayıtsız Boş Zaman Ölçeği'nin Geliştirilmesi
Ozet Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye örnekleminde ciddi boş zamanın farklı karakteristik özelliklerinin olup olmadığının araştırılması ve ciddi ve kayıtsız boş zaman katılımcılarına yönelik geçerli ve güvenilir Ciddi ve Kayıtsız Boş Zaman Ölçeği'nin (CKBZÖ) geliştirilmesidir. Fokus grup, uzman görüşü, pilot çalışma, açıklayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizleri sonucunda 42 maddeden oluşan 9 faktörlü yapının kabul edilebilir geçerlilik ve güvenirlik sonuçları gösterdiği ortaya çıkmıştır. Stebbins (Citation1982) tarafından tanımlanan ciddi boş zamanın altı karakteristik özelliğinin yanı sıra, daha önce ciddi boş zaman literatüründe tartışılmayan–kişilik uyumu ve yeterlilik hissi- olmak üzere iki yeni boyut ortaya çıkmıştır. Buna ek olarak, ciddi boş zaman özelliklerinden olan sürekli faydalar boyutu terapatik faydalar ve psikososyal faydalar olarak iki alt boyutta toplanmıştır.
Acknowledgment
This manuscript is based on my doctoral dissertation at Anadolu University.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
Notes on contributors
Müge Akyıldız Munusturlar is Assistant Professor of Sport Sciences Faculty, Recreation Department, Anadolu University, Turkey. She received her Ph.D. on the subject of serious and casual leisure participants’ personality characteristics and their effects on leisure and life satisfaction. She has published articles in the field of Leisure and Recreation. She has recently obtained her post-doctorate degree in Recreation, Hospitality and Parks Management Department at California State University, Chico, US.
Metin Argan is a Professor of Sport Sciences Faculty, Sport Management Department at Anadolu University, Turkey. His areas of research include sports marketing and sport sponsorship management. He has published books and articles about sports marketing and sponsorship and presented various works at a range of international and national conferences.