Study Hoopes & Lounsbury (1989): study US 1985
- Public
- Working adults, USA, before and after vacation, 198?,
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 129
- Non Response
- 23
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Completed at T1 and T3. Prevacation survey 1 to 2 weeks before vacation (median time 7 days), within a week after they returned to their jobs subjects filled out the postvacation survey form (median time 3 days).
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Satisfaction with nature
- Our Classification
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- Error Estimates
- alpha =.84
- Remarks
- Assessed for three periods: T1: 1 or 2 weeks before vacation T2: during vacation (retrospectively at T3) T3: the week after vacation
- Distribution
- N=121 M=2,27 SD=.86
- Operationalization
- Self report on satisfaction with:
- outdoor places you can go in your spare time round here
- nearby places you can go in your spare time around here
- the condition of the natural environment around here - the air, land, and water in this area
Assessed on a 1-7 scale:1 delighted...7 terrible