The Effects of Specialization and Gender on Motivations and Preferences for Site Attributes in Paddling

Lee, Su Hsin; Graefe, Alan R.; Li, Chieh-Lu

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“…To date, researchers have not examined the physically active leisure-tourism connection (LTC) in a paddling context. However, several researchers have examined the underlying relationship between leisure and tourism paddling indirectly with such foci as the development of specialization among whitewater kayakers (Kuentzel & McDonald, 1992) and canoeists (Wellman, Roggenbuck, & Smith, 1982), level of specialization and place attachment of whitewater recreationists (Bricker & Kerstetter, 2000), flow and adventure experiences of paddlers (Jones, Hollenhorst, & Perna, 2003), serious leisure and adventure tours of paddlers (Kane & Zink, 2004), and specialization and favorable site attributes among paddlers (Lee, Graefe, & Li, 2007). Despite differences in the purpose of these studies, an underlying premise behind them is that highly involved paddlers tend to keep paddling by visiting different locations, and some of them are likely to improve their paddling skills through trips to different settings.…”

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Physically Active Leisure and Tourism Connection: Leisure Involvement and Choice of Tourism Activities Among Paddlers

Chang

Gibson

2011

Leisure Sciences

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Leisure and tourism activities may be integrally related for some. This study examined the relationship between the preferred leisure and tourism activities and psychological involvement in paddling of a group of paddlers. Participants were surveyed at the completion of a paddle tour. Data were analyzed using frequencies, confirmatory factor analysis, cross-tabulations, and ANOVA. Four types of leisure-tourism connection (LTC) were identified. People more highly involved with paddling tended to paddle while on vacation compared with other LTC types. The findings provide empirical evidence for previous assertions proposing a connection between involvement in leisure activities and subsequent tourism behaviors.

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Physically Active Leisure and Tourism Connection: Leisure Involvement and Choice of Tourism Activities Among Paddlers

Chang

Gibson

2011

Leisure Sciences

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“…More specialized birders were less motivated by nonbirding-focused activities such as scenery and photography; less advanced birders were motivated by these related aspects. Lee et al (2007) found differences in the importance of relaxation, social contact, challenge, and competition for paddlers. High and very high specialists were more motivated by relaxation, social contact, and for challenge than those at low to medium levels.…”

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“…McFarlane (2004) found that vehicle-based Downloaded by [Ams/Girona*barri Lib] at 00:41 08 October 2014 campers' level and type of involvement interacts with the resource. Lee et al (2007) found relationships among paddling specialization, importance on facilities and new sites, and wilderness locations. Hunt (2008) found a relationship between place dependence and anglers in Canada.…”

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“…The site preference variables included 23 items selected from Lee et al's (2007) study of motivation and site preferences among paddlers. The site preference factors included wilderness values (five items), social/skill (five items), facilities (six items), novelty (four items), and challenge/skill (three items).…”

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“…Lee, Graefe, & Li, 2007), and management considerations (e.g., Siderelis & Moore, 2006). These studies, however, have focused on a single, usually boat-related, activity (e.g., canoeing, kayaking).…”

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Recreation Specialization Among New Zealand River Recreation Users: A Multiactivity Study of Motivation and Site Preference

Galloway

2012

Leisure Sciences

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This study explored the influence of specialization and activity on motivation to participate and site preference among three activities: whitewater kayaking, multisport racing, and fishing. Subjects consisted of 270 river-based recreationists in New Zealand. MANOVA results indicate a moderate effect for activity on motives to participate and site preference and a weak effect for specialization. Inter-activity motivation and site preference differences reveal similarity between whitewater kayaking and multisport and distinct differences between these and fishing. In these data, the distinctive nature of the activity provides greater explanatory power for motivation to participate and site preference than does the specialization construct.Most recreation specialization research analyses participation within single recreation activities and setting. However, specialization research thus far has not compared patterns of specialization across activities. Do participants, for example, in similar activities share motivations and site preferences significantly different from those of participants in distinctly different activities? How do kayakers and anglers relate to one another in their motivations for participation and site preferences? Does specialization account for individual differences in motivation and site preference, or is the activity itself a sufficient explanation? Greater empirical understanding of the influence of activity participation versus activity specialization on selected variables in a single environmental context may yield new insight for resource management and decision making in multiple-use settings. This study explores how activity and specialization may influence motivation to participate and site preferences among participants in different activities at river settings.Riverine environments are multiple-use resources in New Zealand, as in many other places, and feature competing interests such as boating, fishing, hydroelectric power generation, and irrigation. The multiple-use nature of New Zealand rivers provides a variety of recreation opportunities to both residents and tourists, but managing these resources for each use presents a challenge to resource management. For example, a given river

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Setting Preferences of High and Low Use River Recreationists: How Different are They?

Kainzinger

Arnberger

Burns

2016

Environmental Management

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Whitewater boaters often choose a river based on their preferences for attributes important for their trip experience. This study explored whether preferences and tradeoffs of whitewater boaters for social, resource, and managerial attributes of riverscapes differ among a high and a low use river in the United States by employing a stated choice approach. River trip scenarios were displayed using verbal descriptions and computer-generated photographs. Results indicate that use levels were more important for boaters on the low use river, whereas river difficulty and river access fee was of higher importance for the high use river boaters, who are more involved in this whitewater activity. Preferences for waiting times and trip length did not differ between the samples. Findings suggest that whitewater boaters of high and low use rivers have a different tradeoff behavior among river setting attributes, which has implications for river recreation management.

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The Effects of Specialization and Gender on Motivations and Preferences for Site Attributes in Paddling

Cited by 44 publications

References 49 publications

Physically Active Leisure and Tourism Connection: Leisure Involvement and Choice of Tourism Activities Among Paddlers

Physically Active Leisure and Tourism Connection: Leisure Involvement and Choice of Tourism Activities Among Paddlers

Recreation Specialization Among New Zealand River Recreation Users: A Multiactivity Study of Motivation and Site Preference

Setting Preferences of High and Low Use River Recreationists: How Different are They?

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