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Gordon J. Walker

University of Alberta

H-index: 39

North America-Canada

About Gordon J. Walker

Gordon J. Walker, With an exceptional h-index of 39 and a recent h-index of 30 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Alberta, specializes in the field of leisure, recreation, culture, wellbeing.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Culture, leisure interpretation, and ideal affect during leisure: A situation sampling approach

Meanings of Xiū Xián and Leisure: Cross-Cultural Exploration of Laypeople’s Definition of Leisure

Theorizing the temporal aspect of ikigai or life worth living among Japanese University Students: A mixed-methods approach

How do work and leisure contribute to Hong Kong Chinese’life satisfaction?

Predictive power of leisure constraint-negotiation models within the leisure-time physical activity context: A partial least squares structural equation modeling approach

Development of cross-culturally informed leisure-time physical activity constraint and constraint negotiation typologies: The case of Japanese and Euro-Canadian adults

Theorizing ikigai or life worth living among Japanese university students: A mixed-methods approach

Social psychology of leisure 2.0: Looking back, looking forward

Gordon J. Walker Information

University	University of Alberta
Position	Professor Emeritus
Citations(all)	7410
Citations(since 2020)	2749
Cited By	5877
hIndex(all)	39
hIndex(since 2020)	30
i10Index(all)	87
i10Index(since 2020)	71
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University Profile Page	University of Alberta
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Gordon J. Walker Skills & Research Interests

leisure

recreation

culture

wellbeing

Top articles of Gordon J. Walker

Title	Journal	Author(s)	Publication Date
Culture, leisure interpretation, and ideal affect during leisure: A situation sampling approach	Leisure Sciences	Jingjing Gui Howard W Harshaw Gordon J Walker Huimei Liu	2020/10/20
Meanings of Xiū Xián and Leisure: Cross-Cultural Exploration of Laypeople’s Definition of Leisure	Leisure Sciences	Jingjing Gui Gordon J. Walker Howard W. Harshaw	2022
Theorizing the temporal aspect of ikigai or life worth living among Japanese University Students: A mixed-methods approach	Applied Research in Quality of Life	Shintaro Kono Gordon J. Walker	2021
How do work and leisure contribute to Hong Kong Chinese’life satisfaction?	Journal of Leisure Research	Jingjing Gui Shintaro Kono J. Walker Gordon	2021
Predictive power of leisure constraint-negotiation models within the leisure-time physical activity context: A partial least squares structural equation modeling approach	Journal of Leisure Research	Shintaro Kono Gordon J. Ito Eiji: Walker Jingjing Gui	2020
Development of cross-culturally informed leisure-time physical activity constraint and constraint negotiation typologies: The case of Japanese and Euro-Canadian adults	Leisure Sciences	Eiji Ito Shintaro Kono Gordon J. Walker	2020
Theorizing ikigai or life worth living among Japanese university students: A mixed-methods approach	Journal of Happiness Studies	Shintaro Kono Gordon J. Walker	2020
Social psychology of leisure 2.0: Looking back, looking forward	Journal of Leisure Research	Gordon J Walker	2020/10/19
Basic psychological need satisfaction and intrinsic motivation during leisure: A cross-cultural comparison	Journal of Leisure Research	Gordon J Walker Nanxi Yan Shintaro Kono	2020
Theorizing the interpersonal aspect of ikigai (‘life worth living’) among Japanese university students: A mixed-methods approach	International Journal of Wellbeing	Shintaro Kono Gordon J. Walker	2020