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Outdoor Recreation Motivation Scale
Driver, Brown & Peterson · 1991
Overview
Measures the motivations underlying participation in outdoor recreation activities, including nature appreciation, physical challenge, escape from daily life, social interaction, and spiritual experience. Based on the Recreation Experience Preference (REP) framework and widely used in parks and recreation research.
Measure Details
Number of Items24 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (1 = Not at all important, 5 = Extremely important)
Author(s)Driver, Brown & Peterson
Year Published1991
Internal Reliabilityα = .82 to .90
DomainOutdoor Recreation & Nature Experience
Citation
Driver, B. L., Brown, P. J., & Peterson, G. L. (Eds.). (1991). Benefits of leisure. Venture Publishing.
Keywords
outdoor recreationmotivationnature appreciationchallengeescapesocialspiritualREP
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At a Glance
Items24
Year1991
Reliabilityα = .82 to .90