本研究主要目的在於休閒測量上比較研究者休閒定義的理論和參與者休閒認知上的差異。研究的最基本假定在於理論架構與實際操作測驗是一致探討同樣的議題，參與者的反應依據本身的主觀體驗認知來定義休閒，且參與者意指的休閒與專家所建構的休閒理論應完全相同。本研究依據Samdahl(1991)所建立的量表，共15題，以78位參加「休閒產業活動指導員」職前工作體驗訓練的學員，共227筆資料為研究對象，經過量表信效度的檢驗後，以結構方程模式(Structural Equation Modeling ,SEM)進行分析。研究結果顯示，驗證性因素分析適合度指標顯示，量表結構模式符合實徵資料(χ2= 94.62 [p=.11]，RMSEA=.035，GFI=.93，AGFI=.89，CFI=.99，NFI=.95，NNFI=.99，CN=201.31)，證實研究者休閒定義的理論和參與者休閒認知有契合的結構，可供後續研究者進行相關研究。

The purpose of this study was to compare the differences between researcher's theoretical definition of leisure and participant's cognition in measurement of leisure. This study assumed basically that it was to probe into the same topic of theory structure and practical operation. The participant defined leisure according to one's own cognition of subjective experience, and this cognition should be the same with the leisure theory constructed by experts. This study, according to the questionnaire of Samdahl(1991), amounts to 15 items. Subjects were 78 people amount to 227 materials from participants joined “Leisure Activity Instructor Vocational Training Program” launched by the Council of Labor Affairs. Model construction could be analyzed by SEM (Structural Equation Modeling). The results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the measures of overall fit for the structure of the questionnaire was acceptable(=94.62[p =.11], RMSEA =.035, GFI =.93, AGFI =.89, CFI =.99, NFI =.95, NNFI =.99, CN =201.31). In general, the results indicated that participant's leisure cognition fit the researcher's theoretical definition of leisure and suitable for future relevant research.