Words Matter: A Semantic Differential Study of Recreation, Leisure, Play, Activity, and Sport

Autor/inn/en	Schlag, Paul A.; Yoder, Daniel G.; Sheng, Zhaohui
Titel	Words Matter: A Semantic Differential Study of Recreation, Leisure, Play, Activity, and Sport
Quelle	In: Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 30 (2015) 1 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1937-156X
Schlagwörter	Semantic Differential; Recreation; Leisure Time; Leisure Education; Play; Recreational Activities; Recreational Programs; Outdoor Education; Student Attitudes; Community Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Athletics; Factor Analysis; Tax Effort; Ambiguity (Context); Ambiguity (Semantics); College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Re-creation; Erholung; Freizeit; Freizeitpädagogik; Spiel; Freizeitgestaltung; Freizeitplanung; Freiluftunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Leichtathletik; Faktorenanalyse; Collegestudent
Abstract	Beyond the standard definitions found in the dictionary, words commonly used in the recreation field have subtle, yet powerful connotations of which senders and receivers of information may not be consciously aware. These words elicit different conscious and subconscious reactions that likely bear significant consequences for recreation agencies and university departments. This study measured the attitudes of three distinct populations (university students, citizens and recreation professionals) toward five words commonly used in the field: recreation, leisure, play, activity and sport. A semantic differential instrument was used to gather responses and interpret connotative meanings relating to the words. Further, a survey was administered to a random sample of citizens in a Midwestern state regarding applied questions (e.g., asking citizens if it were more appropriate to spend tax money to provide recreation services or to provide leisure services). A factor analysis yielded three factors: evaluative (good-bad), potency (powerful-powerless) and activity (fast-slow). Within and across subject group comparisons were subsequently performed on the three factors and significant differences amongst the three populations in the evaluative, potency and activity factors were found for each of the five words. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01