Rural-urban differences in hunting and birdwatching attitudes and participation intent

dc.contributor.authorWilkins, Emily J.en
dc.contributor.authorCole, Nicholas W.en
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Holly M.en
dc.contributor.authorSchuster, Rudy M.en
dc.contributor.authorDayer, Ashley A.en
dc.contributor.authorDuberstein, Jennifer N.en
dc.contributor.authorFulton, David C.en
dc.contributor.authorHarshaw, Howard. W.en
dc.contributor.authorRaedeke, Andrew H.en
dc.contributor.departmentFish and Wildlife Conservationen
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-18T13:16:39Zen
dc.date.available2020-06-18T13:16:39Zen
dc.date.issued2019-11-02en
dc.description.abstractOutdoor recreation facilitates important connections to nature and wildlife, but it is perceived differently across population segments. As such, we expected that socio-demographic characteristics of individuals would influence intention to participate in outdoor recreation. We solicited 5,000 U.S. residents (n = 1,030, 23% response rate) to describe their perceptions of hunting and birdwatching. The influence of current and childhood community size (i.e., urban-rural) was examined as a potentially important predictor of intention to participate in hunting and birdwatching, along with attitudes, norms, and perceived behavioral control (PBC). Hunting intentions, attitudes, norms, and PBC were more positive when respondents maintained a residence in rural areas. Alternatively, birdwatching attitudes, norms, and PBC did not differ with current or childhood community size. Programs aimed at increasing participation in outdoor recreation should carefully consider the importance of the urban-rural residence gradient in the context of their objectives, especially for recruiting urban hunters.en
dc.description.adminPublic domain – authored by a U.S. government employeeen
dc.description.notesThis work was supported by the U.S. Geological Survey, Ecosystems Mission Area, Wildlife Program.en
dc.description.sponsorshipU.S. Geological Survey, Ecosystems Mission Area, Wildlife Programen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2019.1661046en
dc.identifier.eissn1533-158Xen
dc.identifier.issn1087-1209en
dc.identifier.issue6en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/99044en
dc.identifier.volume24en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/en
dc.subjectCommunity sizeen
dc.subjectenvironmental attitudesen
dc.subjectoutdoor recreationen
dc.subjectTheory of Planned Behavioren
dc.subjecturban-ruralen
dc.titleRural-urban differences in hunting and birdwatching attitudes and participation intenten
dc.title.serialHuman Dimensions of Wildlifeen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.dcmitypeStillImageen

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