Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Serious Leisure Perspective'

Submitted by FABIANA DA SILVA FRANÇA (fabiana21franca@gmail.com) on 2017-11-23T16:59:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ArquivoTotal.pdf: 4506265 bytes, checksum: 5e23e3df8d3af65049c9291add06c26c (MD5)<br>Made available in DSpace on 2017-11-23T16:59:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ArquivoTotal.pdf: 4506265 bytes, checksum: 5e23e3df8d3af65049c9291add06c26c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-09-29<br>Information literacy, a research topic of interest for Information Science that was firstly developed in academic library context, is extended to other life situations. In doing so, the information process, usually focused on problem-solving process in formal contexts (academic and professional realms), and often represented as some information abilities by the current information literacy standards, is contrasted with other other informational realities, especially those that demonstrate other information natures like the affective and/or emotional, a informational dimension that needs more attention of information practice studies. With a holistic and complementary purpose, and grounded on the sociocognitive theoretical framework of information, this participatory research explores the social world of competitive bodybuilders – understood as a positive context – which is explored by the lights of The Serious Leisure Perspective. Therefore, the amateur competitive bodybuilding is deeply analyzed, showing a fresh perspective for the traditional cognitive information literacy conception. "Problem" and "need" is replaced by "pleasure" and "profound" in the understanding of information engagements (and learning) in information seeking process. Beside the notion of traditional, methodical and abstract learning, this study highlights other (not so defined) ways of knowing and being informed, in which the information use depends on the knowledge adquired put in practice. Through this perspective, the information accuracy is not defined exclusively by the cognitive authority or credibility of information, but also by physical, emotional, affective, socio-cultural aspects of information, and ultimately, by the singularity of participants’ bodies. This study concludes that the positive information point of view, especially in leisure, should be part of the information studies research agenda, since it allows the understanding of other information realities of human life, and how information (and information literacy) contributes to the development of happier and healthier communities, and, at the same time, it helps groups (and practices) to be socially known.<br>As competências em informação, tópico de pesquisa da Ciência da Informação, nascido no âmbito biblioteconômico do Ensino Superior, é ampliado para outras situações da vida. Para tanto, processos de informação bem-definidos, orientados para a solução de problemas das contexturas formais (acadêmico e profissionais), frequentemente sistematizados em modelos que mapeiam habilidades cognitivas, são contrastados com outras realidades informacionais, especialmente as caracterizadas por outras naturezas de informação, como a afetiva e/ou emocional, a qual carece de interesse da pesquisa das práticas de informação. Com intento holístico e complementar, e munidos de arcabouço teórico sociocognitivo da informação, é realizada pesquisa participante no mundo social dos fisiculturistas competitivos, contexto que é, por natureza, positivo, estabelecido a partir da The Serious Leisure Perspective. Desta feita, o fisculturismo competitivo na modalidade amadora é analisado em profundidade, oferecendo olhar renovado para a visão tradicional das competências em informação. Fatores como “problema” e a “necessidade” cedem espaço para o “prazer” e o “profundo” no entendimento dos engajamentos de busca por informação. Junto ao aprendizado formal, metódico e abstrato, são observados outros meios de estar informado não tão bem definidos, em que o uso da informação depende da aplicação prática do conhecimento adquirido. Por esta visão prática, destaca-se que a precisão da informação não depende exclusivamente da autoridade cognitiva da informação, mas também de aspectos físicos, emocionais, afetivos e socioculturais e, em última instância, da singularidade dos corpos dos participantes. Este estudo conclui que abordagem positiva da informação, especialmente no lazer, deve fazer parte da agenda de pesquisa do campo da informação, já que ela permite a compreensão de outras realidades de informação que compõem a vida humana, e como a informação (e as competências em informação) pode contribuir para o desenvolvimento de comunidades mais felizes e saudáveis, ao mesmo tempo em que, no caso do fisiculturismo competitivo, esta perspectiva pode auxiliar no reconhecimento de grupos (e praticas) socialmente desconhecidos.

The emergence of astrocasting on the Internet offered an opportunity to study the creation of a Social Media site, and determine the influence of the participants’ perception of this leisure activity and their motivation for it. The Night Skies Network was examined under a Social Media theoretical framework. The motivation for astrocasting was studied using the Self-Determination Theory of Motivation, and its perception as a leisure activity using the Serious Leisure Perspective. The methodology used included a focus group that provided a qualitative perspective, and an on-line questionnaire using the Serious Leisure Inventory and Measure and the Leisure Motivation Scale for quantitative data. The results showed that the Night Skies Network did meet the requirements for a Social Media site, that the participants considered astrocasting as a serious leisure activity, and that they were intrinsically motivated towards it, with a strong emphasis on the Intrinsic Motivation to Know.

The existing literature suggests that long-term involvement in physical activity (PA) in the later years can support the health and wellbeing of older adults. However, a more detailed understanding of what influences older adults to initiate and maintain PA over a prolonged period of time would be beneficial. The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the relationship between commitment to physical activity and aging. Specifically, the objectives of this dissertation are threefold: (1) To identify factors influencing older adults to adopt PA earlier in life, that may have shaped their behavior in the later years; (2) To examine factors associated with maintaining long-term involvement in PA as a serious leisure interest after age 50; and (3) To determine the effects of long-term involvement in PA on older adults’ perceptions of wellbeing. In-depth interviews were conducted with 30 participants (8 females and 22 males; aged 50-78 years; Mean = 60.5) who have been continuously physically active for the past 10 years, or more. Results found that the most significant predictor to later involvement in PA after age 50 was high participation early in life, particularly from childhood to late adolescence or early adulthood. Further, the analysis revealed three types of older exercisers with varying degrees of seriousness or commitment (Stebbins, 1992) about their physical activity regimen—high, moderate, and low. High exercisers were the most serious or committed type of exercisers. They perceived exercise as a meaningful central life interest and spent the majority of their leisure time involved in physically challenging sports and fitness activities, often exercising 6 days or more per week. They Pursued exercise for personal development, self-fulfillment, and for maintaining optimal physical performance. Moderate exercisers were moderately committed to PA and regarded exercise as an important aspect of their life, but not the most dominant one. They engaged in sports and fitness activities at least 3 days per week and pursued exercise primarily as a necessity for good health, enjoyment, and social benefits. Low exercisers were the least committed type of exercisers. They engaged in exercise irregularly and perceived it more as a chore or task than a meaningful and enjoyable pursuit, often skipping workouts in the face of other interests and demands. They stressed the importance of social interactions, managing weight, and improving overall physical appearance as reasons to engage in exercise. Additionally, this study showed that as the degree of seriousness or commitment about exercise increased, the perceived benefits derived from exercise increased as well. The findings highlight the importance of considering intervention programs to increase motivation and encourage older adults to exercise more frequently, particularly in those struggling to adopt exercise as a sustainable lifestyle approach.

The purpose of this study is to contribute to the literature on successful aging, serious leisure, and sport. A qualitative methodology was used to understand the lived experiences of three master-aged athletes involved in serious powerlifting. The goal of using such an approach was to share participants’ stories within a given context, as well as uphold the emotion, merit, and authenticity of each narrative. The results address issues around participants’ initial and continued engagement with the sport of powerlifting, the ways in which powerlifting shapes the aging process, and the meaningful role that powerlifting plays in one’s life. The discussion offers further exploration of key points, including: reconnecting to one’s youth, modified training and pain management, identity formation, resistance toward older female powerlifters, powerlifting as a context for self-improvement, career stages over the life-course, social interactions and relationships, and aging successfully. A number of future research directions are offered in the hope of continuing to understand the experiences of older adults in the context of physical activity.<br>Graduate<br>0680<br>absilver@uvic.ca

碩士<br>國立彰化師範大學<br>地理學系<br>99<br>This paper aims to build on the theories of leisure research as it pertains to museums, as well as to be the serious leisure perspective at customer-based brand equity with regard to museum visitors. Research was conducted in the form of questionnaires distributed amongst visitors to the National Museum of Natural Science, resulting in a total of 382 valid responses. In line with the concept of leisure traits, visitor responses were categorized as “serious,” “interest”, and “casual.” These results show that with regard to brand awareness, all three categories of visitor were drawn to the museum because of its brand; with regard to perceptions of brand quality, the “serious” and “casual” groups both placed greater emphasis on facilities, staff, and service, while “interest ” visitors were more focused on facilities and quality of experience. Generally speaking, all three groups of visitors felt the brand image reflected their real selves, while “serious” visitors showed a noticeably higher level of brand loyalty than both “interest” and “casual” groups. This study will help appropriate authorities plan innovative brand marketing methods and meet the needs of visitors better.

碩士<br>靜宜大學<br>觀光事業學系研究所<br>98<br>Volunteer, is one of the most important outlines in twenty-one century. Actually, volunteer is the newest life style of the modern choices which the organization should be pay attention to. By this kind of perspective, volunteering, is not only as an occupation or a full time job（Ex: NPO, NGO work）, but the concept of serious leisure mentioned by Stebbins（2001a; 1992a, 1982）. From the past reviewing of serious leisure, it reveals the career volunteer should containing six traits, which are perserverance, personal effort, unique ethos, durable outcomes and identification. In terms of leisure sociability and commitment concept, the outcomes, identification, and the progression of continuing involvement, should regard as the feedback to the career volunteer after leisure participation(Gibson, Willming, & Holdnak, 2002; Kane & Zink, 2004; Heuser, 2005; Brown, 2007). Otherwise, comparing to the claim of profit hypothesis（Stebbins, 1992b）, it demonstrates a mechanism to measure the cost and reward during activity participation. The core conception emphasizes the phenomenon of why participant continuing involvement in leisure activities because of the reward greater than cost. Furthermore, followed the situation in social exchange theory, isn’t it impact the progress of perception evaluation during participation？ From the point of view in orgazation, the orgazation culture, cognition, network influence and interaction would affect this kind of personal to group behaviors. Therefore, social capital which includes the notion of cognition, relationship, and network in orgazation, could be another key point to exam the mechanism. To establish the discussion of the uncertain relationship in serious leisure, there are four aims in this study. First, the study verifies the concept of serious leisure traits provided by Stebbins（2001a, 1982）in career volunteers of Taiwan Forestry Bureau. Second, according to the social world and commitment postulated, the study tries to explore the relationships between the serious leisure traits. Third, based on the viewpoint of profit hypothesis（Stebbins, 1992b）, the third object clarifies the influences between cost/reward to the serious leisure traits. The last, in terms of the perception of the orgazation management, what kinds of change happened after adding social capital into this mechanism comparing with the previous results? Total 331 valid questionnaires are collected from on site survey and mail survey of the career volunteers from the supervising and subordinate agencies of Forest Bureau since February 28 to May 7 in 2010. The results from comfirmtory factor analysis show that five traits related serious leisure have been proved. They are career, durable outcomes, personal effort, unique ethos and identification. Also, the study confirms the relation context, that is personal effort and unique ethos will positive and directly influence on the career, personal/social durable outcomes and identification, especially, personal effort performs the stronger effect on the durable outcomes（total effect＝0.53）. In the other side, the strongest effect of complex context measured from serious leisure traits is unique ethos to identification（total effect＝0.93）. Based on the construct of serious leisure traits, the results find out that cost/reward from profit hypothesis will totally effect upon the two cause traits: personal effort and unique ethos have influenced on three consequence traits: career, durable outcomes, and identification. Finally, adding the existence of social capital into above mechanism, not only social capital significantly directed influences the relationship from reward to career（total effect＝0.70）, personal durable outcomes（total effect＝0.86）, social durable outcomes（total effect＝0.68）, and identification（total effect＝0.38）, but it also significantly directed enhance the cost to career（total effect＝0.23）, personal durable outcomes（total effect＝0.14）, social durable outcomes（total effect＝0.38）, and identification（total effect＝0.59）. Finally, the results of this study can provide other researchers for follow up analysis about serious leisure inventory evaluation, the construct of cost and reward scale measurement. Otherwise, on the practice recommendation, it should bring the concept of the relation between serious traits, the cost/reward evaluation, and social capital into volunteer interpretation service, the recruitment and selecting in human resource management and tourism sustainable development.

The Web 2.0 environment has altered North American society immeasurably as producers and consumers have merged into one, the prosumer. This new type of individual is visible in the blogosphere, in particular when examining travel blogs. The creators of travel blogs spend a considerable amount of their leisure and work creating and maintaining these travelogues, but little research has queried them about these efforts. The online contributions travel bloggers make potentially places their leisure choices within the Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP), more specifically within the sub-category of serious leisure. By engaging travel bloggers through a qualitative based questionnaire about their travel blogs, this research identified motivations and benefits of blogging. Recommendations for further research about online pursuits and serious leisure are suggested and the ways prosumers are linked to and have formed relationships with the mainstream travel industry are discussed. This research provides insight into travel bloggers’ perceptions of their contributions to the Web 2.0 environment, to the Serious Leisure Perspective, and to the travel industry.

abstract: Commitment to an activity is widely studied in leisure research. Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP) describes characteristics a committed activity participant possesses. The Psychological Continuum Model (PCM) describes the psychological process a person goes through to become committed to a leisure activity. Awareness, attraction, attachment and loyalty make of the four stages of PCM. Both perspectives have been used to describe committed leisure activity participants and commitment to organized recreational events. Research on leisure activity has yet to determine how the individual becomes loyal. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the process in which recreation activity participates becomes loyal and to identify who can be labels as serious within the PCM Framework. Data was obtained from an online electronic survey distributed to participants of four U.S. marathon and half marathon events. A total of 579 responses were used in the final analysis. Path analysis determined the process in which a runner becomes committed. MANOVA is used to determine difference between leisure groups in the four stages of PCM. Results indicate that activity participants need to go through all four stages of PCM before becoming loyal. As knowledge increases, individuals are more motivated to participate. When the activity satisfies motives and becomes a reflection of their identity, feelings become stronger which results in loyalty. Socialization is instrumental to the progression through the PCM Framework. Additionally, attachment is the "bottleneck" in which all loyal activity participants my pass through. Differences exist between serious leisure groups in the attachment and loyalty stages. Those that are `less serious' are not as committed to the activity as their counterparts.<br>Dissertation/Thesis<br>Ph.D. Community Resources and Development 2014

Retirement is a significant life transition for many older adults, and historically most retirement planning focusses on financial planning. Not only is there far less importance placed on non-financial retirement planning, but also there is also little research on what planning priorities contribute to retirement satisfaction. This dissertation presents two studies conducted with the purpose of identifying these priorities. Study one involved one-on-one semi-structured interviews of 16 retired and non-retired individuals who were engaged in an endurance serious leisure sport. It revealed similarities and differences between pre-retired and retired participants as well as overall contradictions between participants’ perceived and practised retirement strategies. While a general lack of leisure retirement planning was observed, self-determination theory’s precepts of autonomy, competence, and relatedness fulfilment were predominant in the significance the endurance sport held for participants’ retirement plans and appeared to contribute significantly to retirement well-being. The second study was a sequential transformative mixed-method design of 50 retired individuals involving an online survey and focus group discussion and was founded on Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP). Qualitative data were analysed using Constant Comparison Method, Word Count, and Classical Content Analysis. Quantitative methods were applied to determine if retirement satisfaction and vitality related to SDT constructs. Using multiple linear regression analyses, autonomy (β = .43; 95% CI .04 - .22; p = .01), leisure priority (β =.28; 95% CI -.01 - .33; p =.05), and casual leisure competence (β =.68; 95% CI .02 - .59; p =.04) emerged as items most related to retirement satisfaction, while relatedness (β .32; 95% CI .14 – 1.44; p = .02) and autonomy satisfaction (β =.27; 95% CI -.01 – 1.26; p =.05) were associated with vitality.<br>Graduate

碩士<br>正修科技大學<br>休閒與運動管理所<br>102<br>Abstract The purpose of this research was to examine the conscious values and serious leisure of overseas marathon runners; as well as their willingness of participations of their next events. This research was to focus on the marathon runners participants during 2014 January-May. The research methods and data collections were the questionnaire surveys on runners consciousness valueand the willingness of their continue participations of their next events from a serious leisure perspective. The total 393 questionnaires were conducted and valid response of 366 questionnaires with 93% rate. The data was examined through a series of description statistics, independent sample T-Test, one way ANOVA analysis, Pearson Correlation Coefficient, and Hierarchical regression methods. The marjority of runners participants of this research was male-based, age range between 51-60 years old, university graduated level, income in the range between 50,001-70,000 NT dollars, occupation mainly within trade and business. The study found that overseas marathon runners, consciousness value (knowledge value, and emotional value) and serious leisure (persistent benefits, striving capability value and cultural recognition) which can influence their willingness to participate for their next events. This study suggests that domestic marathon organizers, promoting methods from understanding overseas marathon events, participations through the participation motives (consciousness value and in-depth consciousness value) such as runners, word of mouth, marathon events planning and touristic core value. Furthermore, organizers can provide different market promotion plans as to increase events brand value and events, benefits both from the cooperation from government level and private sectors. Key words: Marathon Runners, Consciousness Value,Serious Leisure

碩士<br>國立暨南國際大學<br>成人與繼續教育研究所<br>103<br>In recent years, recreation is getting more attention than ever. And learning Tai Chi Chuan not only experiences serious leisure, but also preserves people’s health. This research would like to demonstrate the way Tai Chi Chuan coaches engage in serious leisure, and also to achieve the following purpose: 1.discussing the motivation that the coaches to learn Tai Chi Chuan and to teach 2.discussing the characteristics of being serious leisure participant that the coaches have 3.understanding the experiencing learning process from an average learner to a coach 4.understanding the key point of role changing from an average learner to a coach 5.discussing affection on their body, mind and daily life after being a coach In this study, the necessary data about the process of experiential learning were collected by interviewing six Tai Chi Chuan coaches through qualitative in-depth interviews assisted with semi-structured interview outlines. These coaches are three males and three females and at age between 41 and 70. In addition, they have practicing Tai Chi Chuan for 6 to 40 years. Based on the research findings, conclusions are made as follows: 1.Their participating motivations include external and intrinsic factors, and some of most essential factors of teaching are advance learning, self-achievement, and continued tradition. 2.They have some characteristics of serious leisure, it appears benefit others voluntarily, more than willing to contribute, and aspiration for enhancing Tai Chi Chuan after sustained learning. 3.They could apply reflective learning under different social contexts for highly developed sense of achievement, which relates to Kolb experiential learning stage during the experiencing learning process from an average learner to a coach. 4.The key factors of role changing are guidance of the instructors who introduce them the sport, group sharing and support, respect to the master and his teaching, and self –reflection learning. 5.Through the experiencing learning process, a Tai chi Chuan instructor is well aware of improvement in health physically and mentally, rapport of people-I relation, establishment of life-time learning and sharing.

碩士<br>銘傳大學<br>觀光事業學系碩士在職專班<br>101<br>The aim of this paper was to study the relations among “Serious Leisure”, “Family Benefits Perceived”, “Family-Leisure Conflict” and “Family Life Satisfaction”. The questionnaires were sent out via local rock fishing organization, accommodation for angling tourists and fish tackle shops during the period of December of 2012 to March of 2013, aiming to target on local angling tourists who were married and had joined angling organization and angling tourists who came from the main island of Taiwan, married, and work in the angling tourism industry. 421 questionnaires were returned, and 400 of them were effective, resulting in an effective rate of 95%. The SPSS 18 statistic program was used to analysis the data, and the results were as the following: 1. Married angling tourists’ serious leisure was affected by “the age of youngest child”, “education level”, “occupation”, “participation in angling organization”, “residential region”, “angling age”, “times of angling monthly”, “duration of each angling”, and “annual investment of angling equipment”, each change in the factors would bring variations to the results. The angling tourists in “Matsu region” tended to have higher variations in each factor than those in “Taiwan”. Angling tourists who had “Participation in angling organization” demonstrated higher variations than those did not. 2. Married angling tourists’ Family Life Satisfaction was affected by “education level”, “participation in angling organization” and “annual investment of angling equipment”, each change in the factors would bring variations to the results. The angling tourists who have participation in angling organization demonstrated higher “Family Life Satisfaction” than those who did not. 3. Married angling tourists’ Family-Leisure Conflict was affected by factors of “the age of youngest child”, “education level”, “occupation”, and “residential region”, each change in the factors would bring variations to the results. Angling tourists in Matsu region tended to have higher impacts than those who came from “Taiwan”. 4. Married angling tourists’ Family Benefits Perceived was affected by factors of “gender”, “age”, “education level”, “occupation”, “participation in angling organization”, “age of angling”, “times of angling monthly”, and “duration of each angling”, each change in the factors would bring variations to the results. Male tended to have higher degree of recognition than female towards fishing activity in this case, and angling tourists who had participation in angling organization had higher degree of recognition than those who did not. 5. Serious Leisure, Family Benefits Perceived and Family Life Satisfaction tended to have positive correlations with the other, while having negative correlations with the Family-Leisure Conflict. 6. Serious Leisure, Family Benefits Perceived and tended to have positive correlations with Family Life Satisfaction; Family Benefits Perceived acted as a partial intermediary towards Serious Leisure and Family Life Satisfaction. 7. Serious Leisure and Family-Leisure Conflict had positive prediction effect towards Family Life Satisfaction; Serious Leisure positively affected Family Life Satisfaction. However, Family-Leisure Conflict negatively impacted Family Life Satisfaction. 8. Serious Leisure and Family Benefits Perceived tended to have negative prediction effect towards Family-Leisure Conflict. However, Family Benefits Perceived played a full role of intermediary effect towards Serious Leisure and Family-Leisure Conflict. The result of the study shows that the serious leisure of angling tourist may reduce the Family-Leisure Conflict and improve the Family Life Satisfaction; moreover, the Family Perceived Benefits may be improved accordingly. The study suggests that one should take care of the need of the family members while participating into the serious leisure and the Family-Leisure Conflict can be reduced effectively.

碩士<br>中國文化大學<br>生活應用科學系碩士在職專班<br>104<br>The aim of this study is to investigate the leisure benefits and social support of the elderly’s volunteering service participation toward quality of life in serious leisure perspective, in order to understand the status, differences, correlation and predictability for these items. The sampling method applied in this study is purposive sampling. The participants of this study are the elderly volunteers between 65-75 years old in Taipei City, The study was conducted by a questionnaire survey. A total of 260 questionnaires were returned with 245 valid questionnaires, are the valid rate 94.23%. The results indicated that. There are significant differences between the spouse or cohabiting and celibacy, the spouse or cohabiting are higher than celibacy on recreational benefit obtained. There are significant differences between participate in 1-3 years and one year or less, the elderly volunteers to participate in 1-3 years above significantly higher than one year or less on recreational benefits gained. There are significant differences between participate in 1-3 years and one year or less, the elderly volunteers to participate in 1-3 years significantly higher than one year or less on social support and quality of life benefits. Among leisure benefits, social support and quality of life are highly significant correlation. The regression analysis showing significant positive correlation among the predictability of leisure benefits, social support and quality of life. The study found: Seniors liked living with their spouses and children. More female were more actively involved in volunteer service than male did. Elderly volunteers had high willingness to participate and select the service organization in the neighborhood. The serving time about 3 to 5 hours per week were (41.6%) the majority. The volunteers who had continually participated can obtain higher efficiency and leisure, social support, also help to enhance the quality of life were confirmed. Based on these conclusions and findings, several suggestions for government units, social welfare organizations and future studies are proposed. Key Words: volunteer, leisure benefits, serious leisure, social support, quality of life

碩士<br>臺灣大學<br>圖書資訊學研究所<br>98<br>Nowadays people consider highly of having a better leisure life. Robert A. Stebbins proposed the concept of "Serious Leisure" in 1982; hobbyist activity, being the most common of which, is one of the "Ways of Life" to lead people to seek information (Savolainen, 1995). There are three purposes to this study: exploring the features of leisure information, enhancing the understanding of information behavior of the chosen hobbyist bloggers, and improving the library service for leisure information. The research questions are: (1) In which context would the home design bloggers acquire information, and what kind of skills, knowledge, and experience would they acquire? (2) How did they acquire the information? (3) In what situations would they express the information? (4) Which resources, channels, and styles would they use to express their information? (5) How does the social world of home design bloggers operate? What are the characteristics, if any, of this social world? What&apos;&apos;s the effect this social world has on the information acquisition and expression of its members? In this study, we have found that the two main contexts of home design bloggers are in interior design projects and in daily lives. Types of the bloggers&apos;&apos; information objects include: preference and self needs, space design knowledge, aesthetics, sense of beauty, reference images, products information, experience, practical or technical information, and knowledge of other fields. The home design bloggers have expressed or given information in these seven contexts: to share their achievements, to share new information, to share experiences or knowledge, to answer or ask questions, to record personal files, to maintain their blogs, and to interact with people or expand connections. On the other hand, there are four factors which cause them not to express the information: protecting privacy, maintaining superiority and stop imitation, changes of the social world, and feeling saturated or tired of expressing information. In this study, the behavior was given the name "information hiding". In addition, we have found that the characteristics of information acquisition and expression of home design bloggers are: (1) the tasks or activities are complex and include many purchasing behavior; (2) the preference, needs, practical information and images are important; (3) human sources, corporations, the internet, and actual applications are main information resources and channels; (4) blogs are the main tool to record their personal files, and also the platform which they acquire and express information; (5) both information acquisition and expression are important information behavior of those hobbyists. Finally, this study suggests that home design hobbyists acquire more theoretic knowledge and that library or information providers provide more practical information or images and new platforms. Follow-up studies of information in project leisure, theory construction, and information expression vs. information hidden are also recommended.

碩士<br>國立中正大學<br>成人及繼續教育研究所<br>106<br>This study explored activity history and learning experiences of players participating in the activities of the claw crane machine by the serious leisure perspective. Based on qualitative research methods, this study was conducted by semi-structured interviews, interviewing five players who participated in the activities of the claw crane machine for a long time. And with the actual participation in field observation and personal input field experience as research support. 　　The purpose of this study is as follows: (1) Exploring the activities of serious leisure adult players into the activities of the claw crane machine (2) Analysis of the learning experience of serious leisure adult players participating in the activities of the claw crane machine 　　Through the discussion of this research, we found the following conclusions: (1) The learning process of claw crane machine activity reflecting the serious leisure perspective (2) Activity stage, internalization of experience, reflecting the learning value of the activities of the claw crane machine

碩士<br>國立屏東商業技術學院<br>行銷與流通管理系<br>97<br>The purposes of the study emphasize on cosplay participators of creative leisure activities, and investigate the relationships among serious leisure, situational involvement, and flow experience. Besides that, we test the mediate effect of situational involvement. The research makes close together with the constructs among serious leisure, situational involvement, and flow experience. This study builds a model and hypothesis according to literatures, and also collects 500 valid questionnaires from cosplay participators. Hierarchical regression analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM) are applied to test the cause relations between serious leisure, situational involvement and flow experience, and further investigate the mediate effect of situational involvement. The result of research is how serious leisure has positive relationship with flow experience. The activity participators have higher level enduring involvement of activities. Situational involvement has positive influence on flow experience. Situational involvement is a mediator between serious leisure and flow experience. The managerial sector of research can be a reference for activity sponsor department.

碩士<br>大仁科技大學<br>休閒健康管理研究所<br>99<br>Cultural heritage is now the real work to implement the protection of cultural assets. Hengchun Peninsula due to the special landscape, less outside influence, so well preserved. The Hengchun folk singer Mr.Zhu-Ting shun as the research object to Stebbins&apos;&apos;s serious leisure theoretical framework to analyze Zhu-Ting shun ballad sung on his investment. Research purposes as follows: To the study and observation and literature review found those Mr. Zhu Dingshun characteristics and activities of the folk sing, and serious leisure similar characteristics and activities in line with, his persistence and perseverance shows the serious leisure characteristics. Stebbins&apos;&apos;s serious leisure theory never mention "heritage" may be a serious leisure characteristic, however in this study found that "heritage" is a very important ongoing investment characteristic. The study through literature review, observation surveys, interviews, and other data analysis results, gets the three important findings is as followings: 1. The Hengchun folk performers, have the same value view, that’s the Cultural heritage. 2. The Hengchun folk performers, into the practicing process have the characteristics of serious leisure. 3. The Hengchun folk performers, treat the cause of cultural inheritance as ambition, which contain their sense of cultural inheritance.

碩士<br>世新大學<br>觀光學研究所(含碩專班)<br>102<br>The purpose of this study was on participation motivation of volunteers of Keelung Chang Le Primary School of Rainbow Family Life Education Association as an example to testify Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy and Deci’s Self-Determination Theory, SDT. And leisure benefit of volunteers testified Leisure Benefit of the Serious Leisure Perspective. The results as following： 1、Participation Motivation The volunteers participated a significant team for getting the new education knowledge, improving the relationship with children testified the Social Needs of Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy. They became confident with the sense of achievement testified the Esteem Needs of Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy. They acquired abilities, strengths, skills and self-fulfillment testified the Self-Actualization Needs of Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy. They shared the life education also training themselves to oral express testified the Intrinsic Motivation to Know of Deci’s Self-Determination Theory. The volunteers thought Life Education was worthy testified External Regulation of the External Motivation. 2、Leisure Benefit The Rainbow Family Life Education Association provided new teaching material to the volunteers to use. They got new knowledge to feel enrich. They acquired abilities, strengths, skills and self-actualization. Their performance testified leisure benefit of the Serious Leisure Perspective.

碩士<br>國立臺東大學<br>進修部休閒事業管理組碩(夜間)<br>104<br>Drawing on the perspectives from Ajzen's Theory of Reasoned Action(TRA) and Social Exchange Theory (SET), this empirical study aims at exploring the critical factors affecting benefits of serious leisure in youth volunteers. In Taiwan, the tendency of youth volunteers in participating voluntary services is up-swinging. The studies regarding youth volunteers serious leisure participation in voluntary services is becoming a critical research issue. Therefore, this study was proposed to review prior literature and, then by conducted a large-scale survey to find out the effects of the relatied factors influencing youth volunteers’s intentions towards their participation and benefits of serious leisure. A purposive sampling method was applied in this survey to collect the empirical data from the respondents from Natiomal Taitung College. The survey instrument and reserach model were validated by utilizing the Smart PLS 2.0M3 software, a component-based structural equation modeling technique. The research results showed that: 1. The youth volunteers in this study held a generaly high level of agreement on their percepions to the scale items of attitude, social norm and perceived behavioral control of theory of planned behaviors (TPB) . 2. The youth volunteers in this study also perceived the critical constructs of social social exchange theory (SET) with practically high level of agreement. 3. The proposed influencing relationships among the critical seven antecedents of social social exchange theory (SET) on the related constructs of attitude, social norm and perceived behavioral control in associated with theory of planned behaviors were significantly confirmed by our statistaclly analysis. 4. Also, the responding youth volunteers’ perceptions on attitude, social norm and perceived behavioral control have significant influencing effects on their serious leisure participation and leisure benefits in voluntary services. In general, the empirical results of this study confirmed the proposed conceptual framework. The research finding are expected to provide useful guidelines and practical suggestions to the recruits of voluntary workforces in Taiwan. Keywords: theory of planned behavior, social exchange theory, serious leisure, youth volunteers, leisure benefits

碩士<br>國立臺北教育大學<br>生命教育教學碩士學位班<br>106<br>Abstract With the research subjects being four fans of Yi-Shin Taiwanese Opera Troupe, this study aimed to collect data for research and provide research results to related government and private organizations and opera troupes as references for promoting the culture of Taiwanese opera and related activities and for elevating the meaning of life of Taiwanese opera fans. This study adopted the interview method. The research structure was developed based on the three basic sources of meaning in life proposed by Frankl and the six distinguishing qualities of the serious leisure perspective proposed by Stebbins. The data obtained based on the interview outline drawn up by this study were turned into transcripts and then analyzed. The three conclusions drawn are listed below: I. The creative value of the fans generated from the process of interacting with Yi-Shin Taiwanese Opera Troupe 1. The Taiwanese opera fans had gained a lot from the process of learning Taiwanese opera. 2. The Taiwanese opera fans learned the abilities of self-awareness and reflection on the meaning of life during the process of watching operas. 3. The fans found that making contributions and sharing with others were wonderful life experiences, helping them to make their lives more positive with higher values. 4. The fans offered some advices regarding the current status of Taiwanese opera and the challenges faced, in hopes of making contributions to the culture of Taiwanese opera. II. The experiential value of the fans regarding love and care generated from the process of following Yi-Shin Taiwanese Opera Troupe 1. The fans had experienced the beauty and touching feelings brought to their lives by Taiwanese opera, leaving no regret. 2. The motivator for the fans to keep on following the Troupe was the sense of joy and satisfaction from interacting with the actors. 3. Making friends with other kindred spirits and garnering the power of love and support made the way to follow the Troupe even broader. III. The attitudinal value of the fans regarding the meaning of life generated from the experiences of frustrations while following Yi-Shin Taiwanese Opera Troupe 1. The fans faced the frustrations and difficulties encountered while following the Troupe with faith and firm attitudes. 2. In the face of the gap between reality and ideal, the fans still wouldn’t give up the dream of learning Taiwanese opera. Based on the research conclusions above, this study came up with some suggestions as references. Keywords: serious leisure perspective, Taiwanese opera , fan , meaning of life ,Yi-Shin Taiwanese Opera Troupe