A theory of structured experience Academic Article

abstract

• 2017, 2017 Australia and New Zealand Association of Leisure Studies. We extend Duerden, Ward, and Freemans [2015. Conceptualizing Structured Experiences. Journal of Leisure Research 47 (5): 601620] structured experience framework by proposing a formal theory of structured experiences. The theory advances propositions about how leisure service providers may structure environments and interactions to facilitate specific subjective experiences for guests and participants. Following the Duerden, Ward, and Freeman (2015) paper, the theory of structured experience is an integration of literature from leisure studies, tourism, and marketing. Formal definitions are provided for four co-created subjective experiences: immersion, absorption, engagement, and deep structured experience. Propositions about specific strategies providers can use to facilitate these experiences and to promote perceived value, positive affective responses, and delight are also provided. The paper concludes with a discussion of select research topics that follow from the theory.

authors

• Ellis, Gary
• Jamal, Tazim
• Jiang, Jingxian

published proceedings

• ANNALS OF LEISURE RESEARCH

altmetric score

• 2

author list (cited authors)

• Ellis, G. D., Freeman, P. A., Jamal, T., & Jiang, J.

citation count

• 41

complete list of authors

• Ellis, Gary D||Freeman, Patti A||Jamal, Tazim||Jiang, Jingxian

publication date

• January 2019

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Annals of Leisure Research  Journal

keywords

• Absorption
• Deep Structured Experience
• Engagement
• Formal Theory
• Immersion
• Structured Experience

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/11745398.2017.1312468

start page

• 97

end page

• 118

volume

• 22

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2017.1312468