Interpersonal barriers [Figure lc] are the result of interpersonal interaction
or the relationship between individuals' characteristics. These barriers are
either the product of the intrapersonal barriers which accompany spouses
into the marital relationship, thus affecting joint preference for specific leisure
activities, or those barriers which arise as the result of spousal interaction.
Barriers of this sort may interact with both preference for, and subsequent
participation in, companionate leisure activities. . . . In addition, the
concept of interpersonal barriers is applicable to interpersonal relations in
general. . . . An individual may experience an interpersonal leisure barrier if
he or she is unable to locate a suitable partner with which to engage in a
particular activity. (Crawford & Godbey, 1987, p. 123)