台灣對於休閒活動議題的研究近年來逐漸受到重視,其中女性休閒的探討卻未有完整的歸納整理。因此,隨著社會價值改變,在現代的社會裡,單身貴族以及職業婦女與日俱增,讓女性在社會上所持角色已有很大的變化,進而影響女性對於參與休閒的想法。本研究運用內容分析法針對1984-2008年發表於國內外的文獻爲主,以女性休閒爲研究議題的文獻展開分析,歸納資料庫中的42篇文章,針對文章的研究題材與結果進行分析。研究結果歸納出七種多元的研究主題,分別爲:休閒空間與場所、家庭與休閒、休閒阻礙及因應克服、休閒與健康福祉、休閒性別平等、休閒活動體驗與參與、及理論研究驗證爲主軸等方向。本研究發現,女性休閒的研究逐漸受到重視與穩定成長;研究方法多採用量化分析方式爲主流,建議質量並用的研究方法可讓女性休閒研究有更多元的研究走向。
Women's leisure research was made great progress since scholars from all over the world have examined leisure and its meanings for about many years. Lately, researchers have utilized diverse theoretical perspectives to examine women's leisure .Henderson's ”one size doesn't fit all” principle has been applied to women from diverse life situations. This paper intends to investigate the results and trend of women's leisure research, targeting articles published in major Chinese leisure journals from 1984-2008, such as the Chinese Electronic Periodical Services and Chinese Electronic Theses & Dissertations Service. The study examined 41 articles to discover emerging themes, method used, and the implications from the themes. The results revealed seven themes and phenomena: (1) leisure and space, (2) family leisure, (3) leisure constraints and negotiation, (4) leisure and well-being, (5) gender equity in leisure, (6) Experiences and concernment of leisure, (7) Academic research. Two conclusions were drawn: (1) Diverse study methods have been the trend of women's leisure research, although qualitative methods are mainstream, combining qualitative methods attracts more attention. (2) Still, the ultimate goal of women's leisure research is to achieve social justice and social change. Recommendations for future research and practice have been constraints.