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The Leisure Participation and Enjoyment Patterns of French and English-Speaking Members of Senior Citizens' Clubs in New Brunswick, Canada*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Pierre Ouellette
Pierre Ouellette
Affiliation:
Université de Moncton
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of eight categories of leisure participation and enjoyment with ten selected demographic variables. A Likert-type questionnaire was designed to ascertain the degree of participation and enjoyment in 89 activities. The activities were grouped in the following leisure categories: aesthetic, civic, intellectual, mass-media, physical, social, spiritual and touristic.

The sample consisted of three executive board members and five non-board members for each of the 229 senior citizen clubs currently affiliated with the New Brunswick Senior Citizen's Federation. Canonical correlation analyses were used to investigate the relationship stated in the two research questions. Three meaningful canonical variates were respectively identified for participation and enjoyment. On the basis of the results of the study, there seems to be some justification to take into account the particular ethnic orientation of senior clubs in the delivery of the various leisure programs.

Résumé

Le but de cette recherche fut d'explorer les relations entre le degré de participation et de satisfaction à huit catégories de loisir et certaines variables démographiques. Un total de 89 activités furent regroupées dans les catégories suivantes: esthétique, civique, intellectuelle, mass media, physique, sociale, spirituelle et touristique. L'échantillon était composé de 8 membres appartenant chacun à un des 229 clubs d'âge d'or affiliés à la Fédération des citoyens ainés du Nouveau-Brunswick. Les deux questions de recherche de l'étude furent analysées au moyen de corrélations canoniques. Trois facteurs canoniques furent identifiés à la fois pour la participation et la satisfaction. Les résultats suggèrent de tenir compte de l'orientation ethnique des clubs dans la programmation des loisirs.

Keywords

participationenjoymentleisure categoriescanonical correlationsenior citizen clubsdemographic information
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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , Winter/L'hiver 1986 , pp. 257 - 268
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Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1986

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