Toward A Cognitive Developmental Theory of Leisure and Work

The Use of Leisure in Career Development

“…It is relatively structured and continuous activity that provides extrinsic material rewards and intrinsic psychological satisfactions (Blocher & Seigal, 1981;Sears, 1982). Leisure, on the other hand, is relatively self-determined activity and includes experiences available due to discretionary income, time, and social behavior.…”

“…Leisure, on the other hand, is relatively self-determined activity and includes experiences available due to discretionary income, time, and social behavior. Leisure is less externally structured and more personally controlled activity pursued for intrinsic and largely psychological satisfactions (Blocher & Seigal, 1981;Sears, 1982). However, employment and leisure are closely related psychological phenomenon (Blocher & Seigal, 1981).…”

“…Leisure is less externally structured and more personally controlled activity pursued for intrinsic and largely psychological satisfactions (Blocher & Seigal, 1981;Sears, 1982). However, employment and leisure are closely related psychological phenomenon (Blocher & Seigal, 1981). They have similar, but distinguishable, motivations and consequences.…”

Leisure and Career Development: For College Students

“…may have a slightly undesirable connotation, supplementary leisure activities(Blocher & Siegal, 1984), i.e., those which contrast with one's s work, may be chosen because they complement one's s life style by supplying missing elements or meeting needs which are not being met on the job. A simple illustration would d be the otherwise sedentary graduate student who plays handball each noon.…”

Leisure and Career Development: For Adults

“…While accepting the notion that vocation (work) and leisure are companion concepts (Blocher and Siegal, 1981), it is also assumed that the models cited constitute valid theoretical bases for explaining leisure development.…”