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

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dc.contributor.authorWalker, Gordon Jamesen
dc.contributor.committeecochairRoggenbuck, Joseph W.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairHull, Robert Bruce IVen
dc.contributor.committeememberWilliams, Daniel R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKiecolt, K. Jillen
dc.contributor.committeememberHertel, Bradley R.en
dc.contributor.departmentForestryen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:21:49Zen
dc.date.adate1997-03-31en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:21:49Zen
dc.date.issued1997-03-31en
dc.date.rdate1997-03-31en
dc.date.sdate1998-07-11en
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-3345131939761081en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-3345131939761081/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/30474en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
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dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectrecreation experience matrixen
dc.subjectrecreation experience preference scalesen
dc.subjectoutdoor recreationen
dc.subjectrecreation opportunity spectrumen
dc.titleConceptual Development and Empirical Testing of an Outdoor Recreation Experience Model: The Recreation Experience Matrix (REM)en
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineForestryen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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