Table 2. Leisure Activities: Loadings of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (Study 1, N = 267, and Study 2, N = 218).
| Activities | Phys | Craft | Game | TV | Soc1 | Soc2 | Rel | Trav | Exp | Dev | Tech |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight lift, strength, calisthenics* | .82 / .65 | ||||||||||
| Aerobics (cardio, fitness, workout)* | .77 / .66 | ||||||||||
| Flexibility (stretching, yoga, tai chi)* | .54 / .57 | ||||||||||
| Outdoor (sail, fish, backpack) | .50 / .52 | ||||||||||
| Exercise (jog, bike, swim) | .30 / .47 | ||||||||||
| Recreational (tennis, bowling, golf) | .26 / .52 | ||||||||||
| Repair mechanical device | .83 / .80 | ||||||||||
| Do household repairs | .82 / .82 | ||||||||||
| Do woodwork/carpentry | .66 / .57 | ||||||||||
| Buy item requiring set up | .53 / .61 | ||||||||||
| Play word games | .89 / .71 | ||||||||||
| Play knowledge games | .81 / .75 | ||||||||||
| Play board games | .68 / .71 | ||||||||||
| Play jigsaw puzzles | .49 / .49 | ||||||||||
| Do cross-word puzzles | .42 / .38 | ||||||||||
| Play card game | .34 / .47 | ||||||||||
| Watch TV comedy/adv. | .62 / .24 | ||||||||||
| Watch game show on TV | .61 / .32 | ||||||||||
| Watch TV documentary | .53 / .65 | ||||||||||
| Watch news on TV | .48 / .32 | ||||||||||
| Go out with friends* | .73 / .84 | ||||||||||
| Visit friends or relatives | .69 / .67 | ||||||||||
| Attend parties (e.g., birthday)* | .66 / .75 | ||||||||||
| Talk to friend on phone* | .55 / .45 | ||||||||||
| Give dinner for friends | .47 / .53 | ||||||||||
| Eat out at restaurant | .37 / .44 | ||||||||||
| Engaged in political activities * | .73 / .57 | ||||||||||
| Give public talk | .72 / .48 | ||||||||||
| Attend club meetings | .64 / .61 | ||||||||||
| Attend organized social events* | .47 / .33 | .40 / .30 | |||||||||
| Volunteer | .46 / .40 | ||||||||||
| Attend church service/synagogue | .98 / .83 | ||||||||||
| Engage in prayer or mediation | .44 / .70 | ||||||||||
| Travel out of town | .84 / .62 | ||||||||||
| Travel out of state | .41 / .65 | ||||||||||
| Travel out abroad | .30 / .37 | ||||||||||
| Business not related to job | .50 / .34 | ||||||||||
| Collect stamps etc | .45 / .17 | ||||||||||
| Read for as leisure | .45 / .56 | ||||||||||
| Read newspaper | .41 / .86 | ||||||||||
| Garden indoor or outdoor | .40 / .43 | ||||||||||
| Write letters | .39 / .25 | ||||||||||
| Sewing, knitting, needlework | .18 / .27 | ||||||||||
| Read books as part of job | .71 / .56 | ||||||||||
| Attend public lecture | .64 / .39 | ||||||||||
| Course at university | .51 / .68 | ||||||||||
| Creative writing | .47 / .42 | ||||||||||
| Go to library | .46 / .56 | ||||||||||
| Study foreign language | .45 / .34 | ||||||||||
| On-the-job-training | .45 / .37 | ||||||||||
| Attend movies | .44 / .42 | ||||||||||
| Use computer software | .61 / .75 | ||||||||||
| Use electronic calculator | .51 / .61 | ||||||||||
| Arithmetic calculations | .51 / .55 | ||||||||||
| Engage in photography | .39 / .29 | ||||||||||
| Play an instrument | .24 / .22 | ||||||||||
| Prepare own income tax | .37 / .17 |
Note. Phys: Physical. Soc1: Social Private. Soc2: Social Public. Rel: Religious. Trav: Travel. Exp: Experiential. Dev: developmental. Tech: technology use.
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New items.