Keywords
experience design, social connection, leisure experience, remembering self
Abstract
Social connection has been identified as a public health priority, and is often positioned, in various forms, as an outcome of leisure experiences. In cases of assessing the hedonic quality of experiences, research has identified a relative permanence and stability in the remembering self; however, whether the same is true when measuring social connection is unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to determine whether recall of social connection after a structured, shared leisure experience changed over time. We compared assessments of social connection among a sample of 68 adults immediately following four structured, shared leisure experiences and again four weeks later. Using multiple statistical tests (e.g., intraclass correlation and variance components analyses), findings indicate that although mean connection scores decreased from time one to time two, this decrease was not significant. Thus, the remembering self appears to remain relatively stable when measuring connection.
Original Publication Citation
"An examination of the stability of the remembering self when measuring social connection derived from a shared leisure experience", Journal of Leisure Research, Pages 1-18, Journal of Leisure Research, 2023
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Hodge, Camilla; Melton, Karen K.; Duerden, Mat D.; Widmer, Mark A.; Rushton, Aubrey; and Kelley, Alexis, "An Examination of the Stability of the Remembering Self when Measuring Social Connection Derived from a Shared Leisure Experience" (2024). Faculty Publications. 8730.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/8730
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2024
Publisher
Journal of Leisure Research
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Experience Design and Management
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