A Study of relationships among leisure attitude, leisure participation and leisure boredom of drug abusers

• Main Authors: Chiu-hsia Hsu, 許秋霞
• Other Authors: Wen-pin Su
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/56643457113322182672

碩士 === 明道大學 === 管理研究所 === 95 === With the change in Taiwan’s industry structure and life style. The problem of drug abuse has permeated life activity. Drug abuse is increasingly spreading and drug-related crimes have serious influence on social order. While there are a lot of studies on reasons for drug addiction, little is known about the relationship among leisure attitude, leisure participation types, leisure boredom of drug abusers. This study is to explore the relationships among leisure attitude, leisure participation types, leisure boredom of drug abusers. The subjects of this study are drug abusers in central Taiwan who are under observation and abstaining at Detention Center or receive treatment at Drug Abuser Treatment Center. The questionnaires used for survey include Leisure Boredom Scale, Leisure Attitude Scale, and Leisure Participation Scale. The data are analyzed by statistics methods such as descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and factor analysis. Based on the results of the study, the following conclusions can be drawn: 1. Drug abusers show intermediate level of leisure boredom. 2. Leisure boredom is influenced by gender, age, frequency of abstaining, and the location of drug abuser treatment center. 3. Drug abusers have positive or active leisure and affection recognition, but less behavior recognition. 4. Leisure attitude is influenced by gender, age, education level, occupation, salary, and the location of drug abuser treatment center. 5. Drug abusers show lower intermediate level of leisure participation. 6. Drug abusers primarily participate in relaxing or intellectual activities and secondarily in social activities, and seldom in sports activities. 7. Leisure participation is influenced by gender, age, frequency of abstaining, and the location of drug abuser treatment center. 8.Leisure attitude and leisure boredom of drug abusers show negative correlation. 9.Leisure participation and leisure boredom show negative correlation. 10.Leisure attitude recognition, behavioral aspect, and leisure participation types show positive correlation, so do behavioral aspect of leisure attitude, relaxing or intellectual and recreational social activities.