Constraints on leisure behavior have commanded increasing attention in leisure studies
during the past decade, in terms of both the collection of empirical data and the development
of concepts. Although work on leisure constraints and barriers dates back at least
to the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission (ORRRC) studies of the early
1960s (Ferriss, 1962; Mueller, Gurin, & Wood, 1962), the main body of empirical
research activity has occurred in the past decade. The availability of this large and
growing, but diverse, body of empirical evidence has led some scholars to recognize the
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Duane W. Crawford, Department
of Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409.
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