Measuring the ABCs of leisure experience: Awareness, Boredom, Challenge, Distress

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-155

  Barnett, Lynn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Awareness; Boredom; Challenge; Free time; Leisure experience; Leisure measurement

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

EID: 16344380634     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400590912051     Document Type: Review

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