Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

Prediction of the involvement of individuals in six different outdoor recreation activities, based on their incentives

Kaimakamis Dimitrios

Abstract :

 The purpose of this research was the prediction of the involvement of individuals in six outdoor recreational

activities, based on the contribution of the participation incentives that urge participants to take part in these
activities. The sample consisted of six hundred participants (n = 600), 100 per each activity (windsur􀃶ng, snowboarding, climbing,
mountaineering, mountain cycling, skiing). Six different questionnaires were used to investigate the aims of this research. For the
measurement of the involvement, the questionnaire used was that of Kyle et al (2003) while the questionnaire REP of Manfredo et al., (2007)
was used for the measurement of the participation incentives. The results of the statistical analyses revealed that the participants showed
high involvement in outdoor recreational activities and it seems that their participation in these activities is a very enjoyable process and
plays an important role in their personal and social life. The results are consistent with the results of previous researches that found a high
involvement of the participants in the exercise (Alexandris et al., 2008, Alexandris et al., 2011, Beaton et al., 2011).For the incentives the
highest average was of the dimensions “exercise", "enjoyment of nature “, “ rest “, “ social pressure “ , “learning “, “skill control”. The incentives
contributed signi􀃶cantly to the prediction of the three dimensions of involvement. It is very important for people to understand and make
use of the nature in the right way, to protect it, to experience its positive elements and create opportunities for new jobs, like tourism.
Mountaineering, climbing, skiing, snowboarding, windsur􀃶ng and mountain cycling are some of the numerous activities that can be
carried out in Greece. So, it is necessary for the State and the local entities and all those, who are responsible for the natural environment,
even individually, to advertise and promote these activities with the appropriate marketing strategies, in order to oaden people’s
participation and organize and develop the outdoor activities throughout the Greek State.

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Kaimakamis Dimitrios, Prediction of the involvement of individuals in six different outdoor recreation activities, based on their incentives, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-6 | June-2018


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