Leisure constraints in the university setting in Ghana

Abstract

AbstractKnowledge of leisure constraints needs to be discussed within specific contexts. However, little attention has been paid to understanding leisure constraints within the context of educational institutions in developing countries. This study was based on a case study of 1160 randomly sampled students from the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. The results show that students were inclined towards sedentary leisure activities. The major constraints encountered by the students were interpersonal. Specifically, female students encountered more interpersonal constraints than their male colleagues, younger students encountered more interpersonal constraints than older ones and lastly, students with less income were more constrained by intrapersonal constraints than those with high income. Implications for improving students' leisure participation are discussed within the perspective of university settings in developing countries.Keywords: constraintsGhanaleisure preferencesuniversity students Notes on contributorsIssahaku Adam is a Lecturer at the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management of the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. (Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Cafeteria Building, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. [issahaku.adam@ucc.edu.gh]). His research interests include leisure studies, leisure and disability, urban tourism, and safety and security issues in tourism.Stephen Edem Hiamey is a Lecturer at the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management of the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. His research interests include leisure studies and tourist experience studies.Ewoenam Afua Afenyo is a Senior Research Assistant at the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management and her research interests include community participation in tourism and ecotourism development.