Motivational Dimensions of the Camping Experience. John W. Hollender. Journal of Leisure Research, Volume 9, Number 2, Second Quarter 1977, pp. 133-148. National Recreation and Park Association, 1601 North Kent Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209. $2.50
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Travel Research BookshelfMotivational Dimensions of the Camping Experience. John W. Hollender. Journal of Leisure Research, Volume 9, Number 2, Second Quarter 1977, pp. 133-148. National Recreation and Park Association, 1601 North Kent Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209. $2.50 SAGE Publications, Inc.1977DOI: 10.1177/004728757701600187 Seven motives intluential in the decision to go camping and in the choice of the camping area were identified in a sequence of three studies. Subjective interview data from campers were used to write 42 objective questionnaire items. These items were administered to a different group of campers and to college students. Factor analyses were examined and 23 replicated items were placed on seven scales as follows: Primitive Life Styles (4 items), Escape from Routine Responsibilities (5 items), Security of the Campground (3 items), Entertainment (2 items), Aesthetic Outdoor Experience (5 items), Escape from Urban Stress (2 items), and Escape from the Familiar (2 items). The percentage of total variance accounted for by factors similar to the above exceeded 85070 in the two samples. Further research to extend the comprehensiveness of the motivational factors is needed. However, the items presented constitute replicated factor scales for measuring motivations for camping in basic research.