The Role of Leisure as an Indictor of Overall Satisfaction with Community Life

Community Satisfaction: Implications for Army Communities

“…Some researchers have suggested that although recreation and leisure are not alwayvsconsidered critical by many community residents, the satisfaction level of residents would decrease significantly if leisure services and opportunities were removed from the community (Allen & Beattie, 1984). This was found to be especially true in a large Navy study in which over 90 percent of those surveyed indicated that their quality of life would deteriorate if recreation services were reduced (Orthner & Kingery, 1987).…”

“…One way of understanding these apparently contradictory findings is suggested by a group of researchers interested in the role of leisure and recreation in community satisfaction (Allen & Beattie, 1984;Allen, Long, & Perdue, 1987). In a series of studies they have asked residents to rate both the importance of and their satisfaction with a variety of community services, such as economics, education, and leisure.…”

“…This was found to be especially true in a large Navy study in which over 90 percent of those surveyed indicated that their quality of life would deteriorate if recreation services were reduced (Orthner & Kingery, 1987). Allen and Beattie (1984), based on Maslow's (1954) hierarchical theory of motivation, hypothesize that a hierarchy of community services exists, such that basic human needs must be provided for before higher order needs. It is the higher order needs, however, that motivate an individual and provide feelings of satisfaction.…”

Global Sports Policy

“…Evidence from the USA suggests that "physical, social and environmental attributes of a community have a significant effect on one's overall perception of well-being" (Allen and Beattie, 1984). Using regression analysis of household survey data they found that although income, housing, employment, health and safety are regarded as essential to subsistence, "leisure services, economic conditions and quality of the environment contribute the most to one's overall feelings of satisfaction.…”

The influence of job and community satisfaction on retention of public health nurses in rural British Columbia.

“…Community satisfaction is described a s a subjective evaluation of the community given by residents of the community (Allen & Beattie, 1984;Filkins, et al 2000). The complexity of community satisfaction is d em onstrated by the lack of c o n sen su s about w hat indicates community satisfaction (Allen & Beattie, 1984;Filkins, et al 2000).…”