Analysis on the Formation of Serious Leisure Experience for Camping Mania

The purpose of this study was to figure out the formation of srieous leisure experience for camping mania using grounded theory method approach. Research participants were selected 8 camping mania by reputational sampling method. Eight participants who usually participated in camping club or voluntary participants as research participants. The data for this study included participants’ observation and in-depth interview. This study categorized the coding paradigm which was presented by uinsg the findings derived from data as they were into casual condition, context, phenomenon, intervening conditions, interaction, consequences and core category to draw out the process of becoming a camping mania adn its significances. The results of were as follows. First, camping manias’ important motivation factors were accidental and intentional background. Second, camping manias felt a burden for economic burden, personal relationship, environmental restrictions and they endure burden through maximize satisfaction. Third, camping manias developed into a mania, the more serious experience in participation.