Browsing by Author "Xie, Hui Jimmy"
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Item Perceived parental control, restructuring ability, and leisure motivation: a cross-cultural comparison(Taylor & Francis, 2017) Xie, Hui Jimmy; Caldwell, Linda L.; Graham, John W.; Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Wegner, Lisa; Smith, Edward A.Leisure is viewed worldwide as an important developmental context for adolescents. As leisure research and programs are shared across nations, it is crucial to examine the cultural equivalence of leisure-related constructs and how they are related. Grounded in self-determination theory, this study explored the influence of perceived parental control and leisure restructuring ability on leisure motivation (a motivation and autonomous motivation) using samples of eighth grade adolescents in the United States and South Africa. Results of multiple-group structural equation modeling showed that the measurement model of the constructs was equivalent across the two samples, but the determinants of leisure motivation differed between the two samples. The findings provide implications for future cross-cultural research in leisure and offer insights on design and adaptation of leisure-based intervention and education programs in different cultural contexts.Item Predicting secondary school dropout among South African adolescents: A survival analysis approach(Education Association of South Africa, 2017) Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Caldwell, Linda L.; Xie, Hui Jimmy; Wegner, Lisa; Smith, Edward A.Education is one of the strongest predictors of health worldwide. In South Africa, school dropout is a crisis where by Grade 12, only 52% of the age appropriate population remain enrolled. Survival analysis was used to identify the risk of dropping out of secondary school for male and female adolescents and examine the influence of substance use and leisure experience predictors while controlling for demographic and known predictors using secondary, longitudinal data. Results indicated being male, not living with one’s mother, smoking cigarettes in the past month, and lower levels of leisure-related intrinsic motivation significantly predicted dropout. Results support comprehensive prevention programmes that target risk behaviour and leisure.