The role of self-construal as an intervening variable between culture and leisure constraints: A comparison of Canadian and Mainland Chinese University students

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-109

  Walker, Gordon J ^a   Jackson, Edgar L ^a   Deng, Jinyang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constraint; Culture; Leisure; Self construal

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ASIA; CANADA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 41749083737     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2008.11950134     Document Type: Article

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