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Type of Document

Dissertation

Author

Walker, Gordon James

URN

etd-3345131939761081

Title

Conceptual Development and Empirical Testing of an Outdoor Recreation Experience Model: The Recreation Experience Matrix (REM)

Degree

PhD

Department

Forestry

Advisory Committee

Advisor Name	Title
Joseph W. Roggenbuck	Committee Co-Chair
R. Bruce Hull	Committee Co-Chair
Bradley R. Hertel	Committee Member
Daniel R. Williams	Committee Member
K. Jill Kiecolt	Committee Member

Keywords

outdoor recreation
recreation experience preference scales
recreation experience matrix
recreation opportunity spectrum

Date of Defense

1997-03-31

Availability

unrestricted

Abstract

This dissertation examines four issues, including: (a) whether outdoor recreation experiences not included in

the Recreation Experience Preference (REP) scales exist; (b) whether these experiences can be categorized

using a framework called the Recreation Experience Matrix (REM); (c) how well the Recreation Opportunity

Spectrum (ROS) variables of activity, setting, and expertise explain the types of experiences outdoor

recreationists receive; and (d) how well two new variables--primary mode and mode dependence--explain the

types of experiences outdoor recreationists receive. In order to address these issues, an on-site questionnaire

was distributed at Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in Virginia during October and November, 1995.

A total of 410 people completed this questionnaire. Of these, 336 provided useable addresses for a follow-up

mail-out questionnaire, with 169 (50.3%) actually returning it. After performing a variety of statistical

analyses, it was found that: (a) some outdoor recreationists did report having non-REP experiences involving

identity, cognition, absorption, and self-concept; (b) indirect support does exist for classifying outdoor

recreation experiences using the REM framework; and (c) the ROS variables of activity, setting, and expertise,

do explain some outdoor recreation experiences, as do the new variables of primary mode and mode

dependence.

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