Determining Leisure Preferences: Demographics or Personality?

• McGuiggan, Robyn L. ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Technology

     University of Technology

     Rusia

     
• Localización: Tourism analysis, ISSN 1083-5423, Vol. 5, Nº. 2-4, 2000, págs. 145-149
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The aim of this study was to determine the relative influence of demographics and personality, as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), on leisure attribute preference. Nested regression analysis indicated that some attributes of leisure are better explained by personality (Planning, Follow through, Variety, People, and Team sports), others (Household tasks, Pace of activities, and Modernity) by demographics, and still others (Risk) equally by the two. Neither personality nor demographics was appropriate for determining the level of involvement in activities, nor the length of vacation preferred. In all cases except the Planning scale, using a combination of demographics and personality led to a significant improvement in explanatory power.