Relation between intrinsic motivation and boredom in leisure time |
| |
Authors: | Ellen Weissinger Linda L Caldwell Deborah L Bandalos |
| |
Institution: | 1. Department of Educational Psychology , University of Nebraska , Lincoln, NE, 68588;2. Department of Leisure Studies , University of North Carolina , Greensboro, NC, 27412 |
| |
Abstract: | Abstract The present investigation replicated and extended an earlier finding of the negative relation between intrinsic motivation in leisure behavior and boredom in leisure time (Iso‐Ahola & Weissinger, 1987). Secondary analysis of data from 474 college undergraduates was used to construct a regression model of boredom. Results indicate that the self‐determination component of intrinsic leisure motivation explained the greatest portion of boredom variance (R = .38). Other variables entering the regression equation, in descending order of variance explained: competence, leisure ethic, age, and leisure repertoire (total R2 = .52). Gender was not a significant predictor of boredom in leisure time. Results suggest that boredom in leisure time is usefully conceptualized as a disruption of the intrinsic motivation process. |
| |
Keywords: | boredom in leisure time competence intrinsic motivation leisure ethic leisure repertoire self‐determination |
|
|