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| Author: | Hammitt, W.E. Backlund, E.A. Bixler, R.D. |
| Title: | Place bonding for recreation places: Conceptual and empirical development |
| Journal: | Leisure Studies
2006 : JAN, VOL. 25:1, p. 17-41 |
| Index terms: | leisure fishing social psychology individual behaviour models |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Place bonding (here as: p-b.) is a common phenomenon in many recreation areas. This study conceptually and empirically develops a 5-dimensional (here as: 5-dim.) orientation to p-b. of trout anglers for a wild and scenic stream. The dimensions of belongingness, place familiarity, identity, dependence, and rootedness were examined by having respondents (n=203) rate a 26-item scale of recreation p-b. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses produced a 5-dim. solution to p-b. The 5-dim. model was examined for convergent validity and predictive validity, with the latter predicting 75 percent of variance in an overall measure of p-b. |
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