The Relationship between Barriers to Recreation and Gender-Role Personality Traits for Women

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the barriers to recreation confronting women and to determine the relationship between perceived barriers and gender-role traits as measured by androgynous, masculine, feminine, and undifferentiated personality types. The concept of androgyny suggests that it is possible to possess both masculine and feminine personality traits. The most advantageous feature accorded androgyny has been the enhanced flexibility available to the individual in meeting situational demands for various behaviors. In this study, ten recreation barrier factors for women were identified including: time, money, facilities, family concerns, unawareness, lack of interest, decision-making, body image, skills, and social inappropriateness. A few associations were found between women with identified gender-role personality traits and barriers to recreation.