Ego-Threat and the Privacy-Sociality of Leisure Activity Choice

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Abstract
This study was an effort to examine the links between egothreatening situations, privacy needs, and preferences for different styles of leisure activity. Using a questionnaire, it was observed that high ego-threat led to a preference for leisure activities that the subject perceived as solitary, although there was no easily discernible difference in the inherent sociality of the particular activities preferred. The findings were consistent with an orientation which stresses the importance of the subject's perceptions of the nature of leisure activities as opposed to those of investigators in the area.

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