Research Article

The End of Leisure: Are Preferred Leisure Activities Contraindicated for Education-Related Stress/Anxiety Reduction?

Table 1

Three taxonomies for leisure preferences evident in the literature and one generated from factor analysis of the LIC a.

ScalesLIC Factor AnalysisbPassmore and French [30]Overs [31]Tinsley and Eldredge [32]

1CraftsAchievement leisureSportsAgency
2SportsSocial leisureNatureNovelty
3Social activitiesTime-out leisureArt & MusicBelongingness
4House and familyOrganizationsService
5TravelEducationSensual enjoyment
6Church workEntertainment & CultureCognitive stimulation
7Cognitive pursuitsVolunteerSelf-Expression
8Entrepreneurial Business activityGamesCreativity
9Animal bondingCraftsCompetition
10AdventureCollectingVicarious competition
11GamesRelaxation
12ExoticaResidual

aThe three literature-based taxonomies are drawn from Mokhtaria, Salomon, and Handy (2004).
bTwelve scales are based on our factor analysis of the LIC [29].