Perceived constraints to art museum attendance

Abstract

We explored selected socio-demographic factors that influence the perception of constraints to art museum attendance among a sample of interested individuals who were currently not enjoying art museum visitation. Data from the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA), a nationwide survey were used for this study. Using multivariate analysis of variance, we examined five main effects (gender, age, income, number of children, and place of residence) and all two-way interactions on two dimensions of constraints, internal and external. Our findings illustrated that perceived constraints to art museum visitation were a function of not only separate but also interactive effects of the sociodemographic factors. Implications for both constraints theory and practice are discussed.

Parent Publication

• Proceedings of the 2006 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

Jun, Jinhee; Kyle, Gerard; O''Leary, Joseph T. 2007. Perceived constraints to art museum attendance. In: Burns, R.; Robinson, K., comps. Proceedings of the 2006 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium; 2006 April 9-11; Bolton Landing, NY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-14. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 459-466.