For better or worse? A structural model of the benefits and costs associated with recreational specialization

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-38

  Lee, Jin Hyung ^a   Scott, David ^b  

^a Honam University   (South Korea)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefits; Costs; Recreational specialization; Serious leisure; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 30844443300     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400590962461     Document Type: Article

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