An examination of the leisure involvement-agency commitment relationship

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 342-363

  Kyle, Gerard T ^a   Mowen, Andrew J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency commitment; Leisure involvement

Indexed keywords

MODEL; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 23044497470     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2005.11950057     Document Type: Article

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