Serious Leisure General
Águila, C., Sicilla-Camacho, Á., Rojas Tejada, A. J., Delgado-Noguera, M. A., & Gard, M. (2008). Postmodern values and leisure in young Spanish university students: An exploratory study. Leisure Sciences, 30(4), 275-292.
Beedie, P. (2008). Adventure tourism as a ‘new frontier’ in leisure. World Leisure Journal, 50(3), 173-183.
Bendle, L. J., & Patterson, I. (2009). Mixed serious leisure and grassroots organizational capacity: A study of amateur artist groups in a regional Australian city. Leisure Sciences, 31, 272-286.
Bendle, L. J, & Patterson, I. (2008). Network density, centrality, and communication in a serious leisure social world. Annals of Leisure Research, 11(1 & 2), 1-19.
Buchanan, T. (1985). Commitment and leisure behavior. Leisure Sciences, 7, 401-420.
Butler, E. 2010). Equestrianism: Serious leisure and intersubjectivity. Master thesis, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University (USA).
Choi, S-H. (2003). Investigation of the ‘serious leisure’ and ‘casual leisure.’ Korean Journal of Physical Education, 42, 489-496. (in Korean)
Chou, H-H., & Yu, P. (2005). Study on the learning experiences of serious leisure participants. Journal of Education and Psychology, 28(2), 297-324.
(article in Chinese)
Codina, N. (1999). Tendencias emergentes en el comportamiento de ocio: El ocio serio y su evaluación. Revista de Psicología Social, 14, 331-346.
Coffman, D. D. (2006). Voices of experience: Interviews of adult community band members in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. International Journal
of Community Music, 4, Selected Papers and Abstracts from the Music and Lifelong Learning Symposium.
Derom, I., & Taks, M. (2011). Participants' experiences in two types of sporting events: A quest for evidence of the SL-CL continuum. Journal of Leisure Research, 43, 383-402.
Elhanati, M. (2007). Respectable displays: The industrial exhibitions of the working people: Leisure, hobby and self-representation Britain, 1864-1873. Doctoral dissertation, School of History, Tel-Aviv University (Israel). (Extended abstract)
Elkington, S. (2006). Exploring the nature of pre and post flow in serious leisure. In S. Elkington, I. Jones, & L. Lawrence, (Eds.). Serious leisure: Extensions and applications (pp.145-159). Eastbourne, UK: LSA Publications, University of Brighton.
Elkington, S. (2008). The need for theoretical quality when taking the flow of leisure seriously. In P. Gilchrist & B. Wheaton (Eds.), Whatever happened to the leisure society: Theory, debate and policy (LSA Publication No. 101) (pp. 135-164). Eastbourne, UK: Leisure Studies Association.
Elkington, S. (2010). Articulating a systematic phenomenology of flow: An experience-process perspective. Leisure/Loisir, 34, 327-360.
Elkington, S. (2011). What it is to take the flow of leisure seriously. Leisure/Loisir, 35, 253-282.
Elkington, S., Jones, I., & Lawrence, L. (2006). Serious leisure: Extentions and applications. Eastbourne, UK: LSA Publications, University of Brighton. (Table of Contents / Chapters).
Ezra, D., & Slater, A. (2006). Similarities and differences among practitioners of serious leisure pursuits. In S. Elkington, I. Jones, & L. Lawrence (Eds.). Serious leisure: Extensions and applications (pp. 33-46). Eastbourne, UK: LSA Publications, University of Brighton.
Fleming, S. (2006). Local politics and serious leisure: A case study from 1975. In S. Elkington, I. Jones, & L. Lawrence (Eds.). Serious leisure: Extensions and applications (pp. 85-104). Eastbourne, UK: LSA Publications, University of Brighton.
Freire, T.M., & Stebbins, R.A. (2011). Activités de loisir optimales et développement positif des adolescents: Un rapprochement entre les perspectives
psychologiques et sociologiques, In C. Martin-Krumm & C. Tarquinio (Eds.), Traité de psychologie positive. Bruxelles, Belgium: De Boeck.
Gibson, H. (2005). Sport tourism: Concepts and theories, an introduction. Sport in Society, 8, 133-141.
Golden, B. L. (2008). Rural poverty, serious leisure and social integration. Doctoral dissertation. School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph (Canada).
Goff, S. J., Fick, D. S., & Oppliger, R. A. (1997). The moderating effect of spouse support on the relation between serious leisure and spouses' perceived leisure-family conflict. Journal of Leisure Research, 29, 47-60.
Gould, J. M. (2006). The serious effects of adventure racing. Trail Times(Fall), 5.
Gould, J., Moore, D., McGuire, F., & Stebbins, R. A. (2008). Development of the Serious Leisure Inventory and Measure. Journal of Leisure Research, 40(1), 47-68.
Gould, J., Moore, D., Karlin, N. J., Gaede, D. B., Walker, J., & Dotterweich, A. R. (2011). Measuring serious leisure in chess: Model confirmation and method bias. Leisure Sciences, 33, 332-340.
Guiry, M., Mägi, A. W., & Lutz, R. J. (2006). Defining and measuring recreational shopper identity. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 34(1), 74-83.
Grybovych, O., & Dieser, R.B. (2010). Happpiness and leisure: An ethnodrama, Act I. Leisure/Loisir, 34, 27-50.
Hamilton-Smith, E. (1995). The connexions of scholarship. Newsletter (Official newsletter of RC13 of the International Sociological Association), March, 4-9.
Harries, G. D., & Currie, R. R. (1998). Cognitive dissonance: A consequence of serious leisure. World Leisure & Recreation, 40(3), 36-41.
Hartel, J. (2003). The serious leisure frontier in library and information science: Hobby domains. Knowledge Organization, 30(3/4), 228-238.
Hartel, J. (2005). Serious leisure. In K. Fisher, S. Erdelez, & L. McKechnie (Eds.), Theories of information behavior: A researcher’s guide (pp. 313-317). Medford, NJ: Information Today.
Heo, J., Lee, Y, McCormick, B.P., & Pedersen, P.M. (2010). Daily experiences of serious leisure, flow and subjective well-being of older adults. Leisure Studies, 29, 207-225.
Jones, I. (2000). A model of serious leisure identification: The case of football fandom. Leisure Studies, 19, 283-298.
Jones, I. (2006). Examining the characteristics of serious leisure from a social identity perspective. In S. Elkington, I. Jones, & L. Lawrence, (Eds.). Serious leisure: Extensions and applications (pp. 47-60). Eastbourne , UK: LSA Publications, University of Brighton.
Kerr, J. H., Fujiyama, H., & Campano, J. (2002). Emotion and stress in serious and hedonistic leisure sport activities. Journal of Leisure Research, 34, 272-289.
Khoo, L. H. (2008). Top-circulated magazines: Visual and narrative representation of both serious leisure content and libraries. Doctoral thesis, College of Professional Education, Texas Woman's University (USA).
Kim, J. & Heo, J. (2009). The field of serious leisure: In this literature review, it's clear the benefits of serious leisure to participants are many, as are the implications for parks and recreation programs. Parks & Recreation (December), online edition (retrieved 26 May 2010).
Kjølsrød, L. (2003). Adventure revisited. On structure and metaphor in specialized play. Sociology, 37, 459-476.
Kjølsrød, L. (2009). How innocent is our scientific vocabulary? Rethinking recent sociological conceptualizations of complex leisure. Sociology, 43, 371-387
Kleiber, D. A. (2004). Reflections on the etiology of enduring interest. Boletín ADOZ, 28, 43-45.
Kuentzel, W. F., & Heberlein, T. A. (2008). Life course changes and competing leisure interests as obstacles to boating specialization. Leisure Sciences, 30, 143-157.
Lamont, M., Kennelly, M., & Wilson, E. (2011). Selfish leisure? Competing priorities and constraints in triathlon event travel career. In M.J. Gross (Ed.), Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE), 8-11 February 2011.
Lee, J-H., & Scott, D. (2006). For better or worse? A structural model of the benefits and costs associated with recreational specialization. Leisure Sciences, 28, 17-38.
Lee, K. J., Dunlap, R., & Scott, D. (2011). Korean American males' serious leisure experiences and their perceptions of different play styles. Leisure Sciences, 33, 290-308.
Lee, S., & Scott, D. (2009). The process of celebrity fan's constraint negotiation. Journal of Leisure Research, 41, 137-155.
Liang, Y.-W. , & Tsaur, S.-H. (2007). The Linking between serious leisure and place attachment: Recreation specialization as a mediator, Journal of Outdoor Recreation Study, 20(3), 1-24 (text in Chinese, abstract in English).
Long, J., & Scraton, S. (2002). Retirement and serious leisure. In L. Lawrence & S. Parker (Eds.), Leisure studies: Trends in theory and research, 77
(pp. 53-66). Eastbourne, UK: Leisure Studies Association.
Mannell, R. C. (1993). High investment activity and life satisfaction among older adults: Committed, serious leisure, and flow activities. In J. R. Kelly (Ed.), Activity and aging: Staying involved in later life (pp.125-145). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Oh, C.-O., Sorice, M.G., & Ditton, R.B. (2011). Exploring progression along the recreation specialization continuum using a latent growth approach. Leisure Sciences, 33, 1-14.
Parker, S. R. (Ed.). (1993). World Leisure & Recreation (special issue on serious leisure), 35(Spring), 1-32.
Parker, S. R. (1994). Group life: Individual interests and social purposes. In New routes for leisure: World leisure congress (pp. 423-428). Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto de Ciencias Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa.
Parker, S. R. (1996). Serious leisure - A middle-class phenomenon? In M. Collins (Ed.), Leisure in industrial and post-industrial societies (pp. 327-332). Eastbourne, Eng.: Leisure Studies Association.
Parker, S. R. (2002). Which way for leisure? In L. Lawrence & S. Parker (Eds.), Leisure studies: Trends in theory and research, 77 (pp. 13-17). Eastbourne, UK: Leisure Studies Association.
Polson, G. (2006). Leisure alternatives funnel chart. http://www.strengthtech.com/misc/funnel/funnel.htm.
Raisborough, J. (1999). Research note: The concept of serious leisure and women's experiences of the Sea Cadet Corps. Leisure Studies, 18, 67-72.
Raisborough, J. (2006). Getting onboard: Women, access and serious leisure. The Sociological Review, 54, 242-262.
Raisborough, J. (2007). Gender and serious leisure careers: A case study of women sea cadets. Journal of Leisure Research, 39, 686-704.
Reid, D. G., Golden, B. L., & Katerberg, L. (2010). Removing the scar: Social solidarity and leisure policy. In H. Mair, S.M. Arai, & D.G. Reid (Eds.), Decentring work: Critical perspectives on leisure, social policy, and human development (pp. 63-90). Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press.
Rojek, C. (1997). Leisure theory: Retrospect and prospect. Loisir et Société/Society and Leisure, 20, 383-400.
Rojek, C. (1999). Deviant leisure: the dark side of free-time activity. In E. L. Jackson and T. L. Burton (Eds.), Leisure studies: Prospects for the twenty-first century (pp. 81-96). State College, PA: Venture.
Rojek, C. (2000). Leisure and culture. London: Palgrave.
Rojek, C. (2002). Civil labour, leisure and post work society. Société et Loisir/Society and Leisure, 25, 21-36.
Rojek, C. (2005). Leisure theory: Principles and practice. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Røpke, I., & Godskesen, M. (2007). Leisure activities, time and environment. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 2, 155-174.
Scott, D., Cavin, D. A., & Shaffer, C. S. (2007). Toward a New Understanding of Recreational Specialization. Annals of Leisure and Recreation Research, 1(2), 1-23.
Shen, X. S., & Yarnal, C. (2010). Blowing open the serious leisure-casual leisure dichotomy: What's in there? Leisure Sciences, 32, 162-179.
Snape, R. (2010). An English Chautauqua. The National Home Reading Union and the development of rational holidays in the late Victorian Britain. Journal of
Tourism History, 2(3), 213-234.
Stebbins, R. A. (1982). Serious leisure: A conceptual statement. Pacific Sociological Review, 25, 251-272.
Stebbins, R. A. (1993). Social world, life-style, and serious leisure: Toward a mesostructural analysis. World Leisure and Recreation, 35(Spring), 23-26.
Stebbins, R. A. (1996). Casual and serious leisure and post-traditional thought in the information age. World Leisure & Recreation, 38(3), 4-11.
Stebbins, R. A. (1997). Serious leisure and well-being. In J. T. Haworth (Ed.), Work, Leisure and Well-Being (pp. 117-130). London: Routledge.
Stebbins, R. A. (1998). After work: The search for an optimal leisure lifestyle. Calgary, AB: Detselig.
Stebbins, R. A. (1998). Of time and serious leisure in the information age: The case of the Netherlands. Vrijetijdstudies, 16, 19-32.
Stebbins , R. A. (2000). Optimal leisure lifestyle: Combining serious and casual leisure for personal well-being. In M. C. Cabeza (Ed.), Leisure and human development: Proposals for the 6th World Leisure Congress. (pp. 101-107). Bilbao, Spain: University of Deusto.
Stebbins, R. A. (2000). A contextual analysis of the idea of serious leisure: A Study in the sociology of knowledge. World Leisure and Recreation, 42(1), 4-9.
Stebbins, R. A. (2001). New directions in the theory and research of serious leisure. Mellen Studies in Sociology (Vol. 28). Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen.
Stebbins, R. A. (2004). Serious leisure, volunteerism, and quality of life. In J. Haworth & T. Veal (Eds.), The future of work and leisure (pp. 200-212). London: Routledge.
Stebbins, R. A. (2005). Serious leisure, recreational specialization, and complex leisure activity. Leisure Studies Association Newsletter, 70, 11-13.
Stebbins, R. A. (2005). Choice and experiential definitions of leisure. Leisure Sciences, 27, 349-352.
Stebbins, R. A. (2006). Serious leisure. In C. Rojek, S. M. Shaw, & A. J. Veal (Eds.), A handbook of leisure studies (pp. 448-456). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stebbins, R. A. (2007). Leisure and popular culture. In G. Ritzer (Ed.), The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (Vol. 6, pp. 2596-2600). Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
Stebbins, R. A. (2007). The sociology of entertainment. In C. D. Bryant & D. L. Peck (Eds.), 21st century sociology: A reference handbook (Vol. 2, pp. 178-185, chap. 21). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Stebbins, R. A. (2008). Leisure and consumption: Not always the same. In J. Caudwell, S. Redhead, & A. Tomlinson (Eds.), Relocating the leisure society: Media, consumption and spaces (LSA Publication No. 101) (pp. 67-76). Eastbourne, UK: Leisure Studies Association.
Stebbins, R. A. (2011). Loisirs sérieux: un exposé conceptuel. In A. Degenne, C. Marry, & S. Moulin (Eds.), Les catégories sociales et leurs frontières (pp. 121-146). Québec, QC: Les Presses de l’Université Laval.
Stebbins, R. A. (2011). The semiotic self and serious leisure. The American Sociologist, 42, 238-248.
Tsaur, S-H., & Liang, Y-W. (2008). Serious leisure and recreation specialization. Leisure Sciences, 30(4), 325-341.
Thang, L. L. (2005). Experiencing leisure in later life: A study of retirees and activity in Singapore. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 20(4), 307-318.
Tomlinson, A. (1993). Culture of commitment in leisure: Notes towards the understanding of a serious legacy. World Leisure & Recreation, 35(1), 6-9.
Yoder, D. G. (1995). Tournament bass fishing: Commodification in a serious leisure activity. Doctoral thesis, Department of Leisure Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA).
Yoder, D. G. (1997). A model for commodity intensive serious leisure. Journal of Leisure Research, 29, 407-429.
Beedie, P. (2008). Adventure tourism as a ‘new frontier’ in leisure. World Leisure Journal, 50(3), 173-183.
Bendle, L. J., & Patterson, I. (2009). Mixed serious leisure and grassroots organizational capacity: A study of amateur artist groups in a regional Australian city. Leisure Sciences, 31, 272-286.
Bendle, L. J, & Patterson, I. (2008). Network density, centrality, and communication in a serious leisure social world. Annals of Leisure Research, 11(1 & 2), 1-19.
Buchanan, T. (1985). Commitment and leisure behavior. Leisure Sciences, 7, 401-420.
Butler, E. 2010). Equestrianism: Serious leisure and intersubjectivity. Master thesis, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University (USA).
Choi, S-H. (2003). Investigation of the ‘serious leisure’ and ‘casual leisure.’ Korean Journal of Physical Education, 42, 489-496. (in Korean)
Chou, H-H., & Yu, P. (2005). Study on the learning experiences of serious leisure participants. Journal of Education and Psychology, 28(2), 297-324.
(article in Chinese)
Codina, N. (1999). Tendencias emergentes en el comportamiento de ocio: El ocio serio y su evaluación. Revista de Psicología Social, 14, 331-346.
Coffman, D. D. (2006). Voices of experience: Interviews of adult community band members in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. International Journal
of Community Music, 4, Selected Papers and Abstracts from the Music and Lifelong Learning Symposium.
Derom, I., & Taks, M. (2011). Participants' experiences in two types of sporting events: A quest for evidence of the SL-CL continuum. Journal of Leisure Research, 43, 383-402.
Elhanati, M. (2007). Respectable displays: The industrial exhibitions of the working people: Leisure, hobby and self-representation Britain, 1864-1873. Doctoral dissertation, School of History, Tel-Aviv University (Israel). (Extended abstract)
Elkington, S. (2006). Exploring the nature of pre and post flow in serious leisure. In S. Elkington, I. Jones, & L. Lawrence, (Eds.). Serious leisure: Extensions and applications (pp.145-159). Eastbourne, UK: LSA Publications, University of Brighton.
Elkington, S. (2008). The need for theoretical quality when taking the flow of leisure seriously. In P. Gilchrist & B. Wheaton (Eds.), Whatever happened to the leisure society: Theory, debate and policy (LSA Publication No. 101) (pp. 135-164). Eastbourne, UK: Leisure Studies Association.
Elkington, S. (2010). Articulating a systematic phenomenology of flow: An experience-process perspective. Leisure/Loisir, 34, 327-360.
Elkington, S. (2011). What it is to take the flow of leisure seriously. Leisure/Loisir, 35, 253-282.
Elkington, S., Jones, I., & Lawrence, L. (2006). Serious leisure: Extentions and applications. Eastbourne, UK: LSA Publications, University of Brighton. (Table of Contents / Chapters).
Ezra, D., & Slater, A. (2006). Similarities and differences among practitioners of serious leisure pursuits. In S. Elkington, I. Jones, & L. Lawrence (Eds.). Serious leisure: Extensions and applications (pp. 33-46). Eastbourne, UK: LSA Publications, University of Brighton.
Fleming, S. (2006). Local politics and serious leisure: A case study from 1975. In S. Elkington, I. Jones, & L. Lawrence (Eds.). Serious leisure: Extensions and applications (pp. 85-104). Eastbourne, UK: LSA Publications, University of Brighton.
Freire, T.M., & Stebbins, R.A. (2011). Activités de loisir optimales et développement positif des adolescents: Un rapprochement entre les perspectives
psychologiques et sociologiques, In C. Martin-Krumm & C. Tarquinio (Eds.), Traité de psychologie positive. Bruxelles, Belgium: De Boeck.
Gibson, H. (2005). Sport tourism: Concepts and theories, an introduction. Sport in Society, 8, 133-141.
Golden, B. L. (2008). Rural poverty, serious leisure and social integration. Doctoral dissertation. School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph (Canada).
Goff, S. J., Fick, D. S., & Oppliger, R. A. (1997). The moderating effect of spouse support on the relation between serious leisure and spouses' perceived leisure-family conflict. Journal of Leisure Research, 29, 47-60.
Gould, J. M. (2006). The serious effects of adventure racing. Trail Times(Fall), 5.
Gould, J., Moore, D., McGuire, F., & Stebbins, R. A. (2008). Development of the Serious Leisure Inventory and Measure. Journal of Leisure Research, 40(1), 47-68.
Gould, J., Moore, D., Karlin, N. J., Gaede, D. B., Walker, J., & Dotterweich, A. R. (2011). Measuring serious leisure in chess: Model confirmation and method bias. Leisure Sciences, 33, 332-340.
Guiry, M., Mägi, A. W., & Lutz, R. J. (2006). Defining and measuring recreational shopper identity. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 34(1), 74-83.
Grybovych, O., & Dieser, R.B. (2010). Happpiness and leisure: An ethnodrama, Act I. Leisure/Loisir, 34, 27-50.
Hamilton-Smith, E. (1995). The connexions of scholarship. Newsletter (Official newsletter of RC13 of the International Sociological Association), March, 4-9.
Harries, G. D., & Currie, R. R. (1998). Cognitive dissonance: A consequence of serious leisure. World Leisure & Recreation, 40(3), 36-41.
Hartel, J. (2003). The serious leisure frontier in library and information science: Hobby domains. Knowledge Organization, 30(3/4), 228-238.
Hartel, J. (2005). Serious leisure. In K. Fisher, S. Erdelez, & L. McKechnie (Eds.), Theories of information behavior: A researcher’s guide (pp. 313-317). Medford, NJ: Information Today.
Heo, J., Lee, Y, McCormick, B.P., & Pedersen, P.M. (2010). Daily experiences of serious leisure, flow and subjective well-being of older adults. Leisure Studies, 29, 207-225.
Jones, I. (2000). A model of serious leisure identification: The case of football fandom. Leisure Studies, 19, 283-298.
Jones, I. (2006). Examining the characteristics of serious leisure from a social identity perspective. In S. Elkington, I. Jones, & L. Lawrence, (Eds.). Serious leisure: Extensions and applications (pp. 47-60). Eastbourne , UK: LSA Publications, University of Brighton.
Kerr, J. H., Fujiyama, H., & Campano, J. (2002). Emotion and stress in serious and hedonistic leisure sport activities. Journal of Leisure Research, 34, 272-289.
Khoo, L. H. (2008). Top-circulated magazines: Visual and narrative representation of both serious leisure content and libraries. Doctoral thesis, College of Professional Education, Texas Woman's University (USA).
Kim, J. & Heo, J. (2009). The field of serious leisure: In this literature review, it's clear the benefits of serious leisure to participants are many, as are the implications for parks and recreation programs. Parks & Recreation (December), online edition (retrieved 26 May 2010).
Kjølsrød, L. (2003). Adventure revisited. On structure and metaphor in specialized play. Sociology, 37, 459-476.
Kjølsrød, L. (2009). How innocent is our scientific vocabulary? Rethinking recent sociological conceptualizations of complex leisure. Sociology, 43, 371-387
Kleiber, D. A. (2004). Reflections on the etiology of enduring interest. Boletín ADOZ, 28, 43-45.
Kuentzel, W. F., & Heberlein, T. A. (2008). Life course changes and competing leisure interests as obstacles to boating specialization. Leisure Sciences, 30, 143-157.
Lamont, M., Kennelly, M., & Wilson, E. (2011). Selfish leisure? Competing priorities and constraints in triathlon event travel career. In M.J. Gross (Ed.), Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE), 8-11 February 2011.
Lee, J-H., & Scott, D. (2006). For better or worse? A structural model of the benefits and costs associated with recreational specialization. Leisure Sciences, 28, 17-38.
Lee, K. J., Dunlap, R., & Scott, D. (2011). Korean American males' serious leisure experiences and their perceptions of different play styles. Leisure Sciences, 33, 290-308.
Lee, S., & Scott, D. (2009). The process of celebrity fan's constraint negotiation. Journal of Leisure Research, 41, 137-155.
Liang, Y.-W. , & Tsaur, S.-H. (2007). The Linking between serious leisure and place attachment: Recreation specialization as a mediator, Journal of Outdoor Recreation Study, 20(3), 1-24 (text in Chinese, abstract in English).
Long, J., & Scraton, S. (2002). Retirement and serious leisure. In L. Lawrence & S. Parker (Eds.), Leisure studies: Trends in theory and research, 77
(pp. 53-66). Eastbourne, UK: Leisure Studies Association.
Mannell, R. C. (1993). High investment activity and life satisfaction among older adults: Committed, serious leisure, and flow activities. In J. R. Kelly (Ed.), Activity and aging: Staying involved in later life (pp.125-145). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Oh, C.-O., Sorice, M.G., & Ditton, R.B. (2011). Exploring progression along the recreation specialization continuum using a latent growth approach. Leisure Sciences, 33, 1-14.
Parker, S. R. (Ed.). (1993). World Leisure & Recreation (special issue on serious leisure), 35(Spring), 1-32.
Parker, S. R. (1994). Group life: Individual interests and social purposes. In New routes for leisure: World leisure congress (pp. 423-428). Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto de Ciencias Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa.
Parker, S. R. (1996). Serious leisure - A middle-class phenomenon? In M. Collins (Ed.), Leisure in industrial and post-industrial societies (pp. 327-332). Eastbourne, Eng.: Leisure Studies Association.
Parker, S. R. (2002). Which way for leisure? In L. Lawrence & S. Parker (Eds.), Leisure studies: Trends in theory and research, 77 (pp. 13-17). Eastbourne, UK: Leisure Studies Association.
Polson, G. (2006). Leisure alternatives funnel chart. http://www.strengthtech.com/misc/funnel/funnel.htm.
Raisborough, J. (1999). Research note: The concept of serious leisure and women's experiences of the Sea Cadet Corps. Leisure Studies, 18, 67-72.
Raisborough, J. (2006). Getting onboard: Women, access and serious leisure. The Sociological Review, 54, 242-262.
Raisborough, J. (2007). Gender and serious leisure careers: A case study of women sea cadets. Journal of Leisure Research, 39, 686-704.
Reid, D. G., Golden, B. L., & Katerberg, L. (2010). Removing the scar: Social solidarity and leisure policy. In H. Mair, S.M. Arai, & D.G. Reid (Eds.), Decentring work: Critical perspectives on leisure, social policy, and human development (pp. 63-90). Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press.
Rojek, C. (1997). Leisure theory: Retrospect and prospect. Loisir et Société/Society and Leisure, 20, 383-400.
Rojek, C. (1999). Deviant leisure: the dark side of free-time activity. In E. L. Jackson and T. L. Burton (Eds.), Leisure studies: Prospects for the twenty-first century (pp. 81-96). State College, PA: Venture.
Rojek, C. (2000). Leisure and culture. London: Palgrave.
Rojek, C. (2002). Civil labour, leisure and post work society. Société et Loisir/Society and Leisure, 25, 21-36.
Rojek, C. (2005). Leisure theory: Principles and practice. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Røpke, I., & Godskesen, M. (2007). Leisure activities, time and environment. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 2, 155-174.
Scott, D., Cavin, D. A., & Shaffer, C. S. (2007). Toward a New Understanding of Recreational Specialization. Annals of Leisure and Recreation Research, 1(2), 1-23.
Shen, X. S., & Yarnal, C. (2010). Blowing open the serious leisure-casual leisure dichotomy: What's in there? Leisure Sciences, 32, 162-179.
Snape, R. (2010). An English Chautauqua. The National Home Reading Union and the development of rational holidays in the late Victorian Britain. Journal of
Tourism History, 2(3), 213-234.
Stebbins, R. A. (1982). Serious leisure: A conceptual statement. Pacific Sociological Review, 25, 251-272.
Stebbins, R. A. (1993). Social world, life-style, and serious leisure: Toward a mesostructural analysis. World Leisure and Recreation, 35(Spring), 23-26.
Stebbins, R. A. (1996). Casual and serious leisure and post-traditional thought in the information age. World Leisure & Recreation, 38(3), 4-11.
Stebbins, R. A. (1997). Serious leisure and well-being. In J. T. Haworth (Ed.), Work, Leisure and Well-Being (pp. 117-130). London: Routledge.
Stebbins, R. A. (1998). After work: The search for an optimal leisure lifestyle. Calgary, AB: Detselig.
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