Effects of a leisure education program on adjustment to disability of persons with spinal cord injury
| dc.contributor.author | McIlraith, Audrey Melinda | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-06-01T19:22:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-06-01T19:22:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2000-04-01T00:00:00Z | en_US |
| dc.degree.discipline | Physical Education and Recreational Studies | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a leisure education program on life satisfaction, depression, perceived control, perceived leisure control, and leisure satisfaction among adults who had sustained spinal cord injury (SCI) within the previous 7 years and were living in the community. Results of ANCOVA indicated the leisure education program did not have a statistically significant effect on the five adjustment measures. The hypotheses, therefore, were rejected. Pearson correlations indicated that life satisfaction; leisure satisfaction, perceived control and perceived leisure control were positively correlated with each other and that depression was negatively correlated with them. Independent samples t-tests conducted on demographic variables showed no significant differences between the control and experimental groups, indicating the groups were similar. Social validity results suggested the leisure education had a positive impact on leisure satisfaction of experimental group participants, and identified barriers that hindered leisure participation. Field notes also highlighted leisure barriers, and supported the person-centred, non-directional model of leisure education. (Abstract shortened by UMI.) | en_US |
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| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/2357 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.title | Effects of a leisure education program on adjustment to disability of persons with spinal cord injury | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |