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Occupational and sex differences in leisure needs and leisure satisfaction
Author(s) -
Kabanoff Boris
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.4030030304
Subject(s) - leisure satisfaction , autonomy , psychology , sample (material) , leisure time , leisure activity , work (physics) , social psychology , physical activity , medicine , political science , mechanical engineering , chemistry , chromatography , law , physical medicine and rehabilitation , engineering
A stratified sample of 210 employees in Adelaide, Australia, were interviewed. Occupational and sex differences in eleven, need‐related uses of leisure time and level of leisure satisfaction were examined. Occupational differences were small but lower status occupations were less likely to report autonomy and skill utilization needs. Females were more likely to report social oriented leisure needs. Occupations did not differ in leisure satisfaction and for the sample as a whole skill‐utilization was the major predictor of satisfaction. The results were interpreted as supporting the segmentation model of work and leisure but also indicating a number of ways in which work and leisure are related.