Testing a Self-Classification Measure of Recreation Specialization Among Anglers

Exploring Progression along the Recreation Specialization Continuum Using a Latent Growth Approach

“…However, this approach often confounds the heterogeneous effects of the specialization subdimensions and the use of the three individual ones independently in a model does not suppose an equivalent contribution to specialization progression (Kuentzel & McDonald, 1992;McFarlane, 2004). Thus, while carefully constructed single indicators that incorporate the multiple dimensions of specialization may be simple, useful alternatives for resource managers (e.g., Needham, Sprouse, & Grimm 2009;Sorice, Oh, & Ditton, 2009), indexes require the assumption of uniform movement between dimensions (e.g., Hawkins, Loomis, & Salz, 2009).…”

Sustaining marine wildlife tourism through linking Limits of Acceptable Change and zoning in the Wildlife Tourism Model

“…Appropriate marketing is important to avoid dissatisfaction of users e.g. see [51] as well as improved fisheries management, as the decline of fish was identified as a concern in the qualitative and quantitative analyses. For the predominantly less specialized divers in this island, the focus should be on limiting potentially damaging diving practices and providing rich experiences to encourage higher specialization.…”

“…This method constitutes an effective measure for categorizing wildlife tourists [51,52]. Respondents choose between four categories describing combinations of various dimensions of specialization taking into account the multidimensional nature of specialization, which is composed of a behavioural component, a cognitive component and an affective component.…”

Applying the Theory of Recreation Specialization to Better Understand Recreationists’ Preferences for Value-Added Service Development

“…Hence, to overcome the practical inefficiency of previous measurement approaches, Scott, Ditton, Stoll, and Eubanks (2005) proposed a single-item composite measure. The validity of a single-item composite specialization measure has been repeatedly confirmed through subsequent recreational specialization studies (e.g., Sorice et al, 2009;Needham et al, 2009). Thus, this study also adopts this single item measure to segment anglers along their level of specialization.…”

“…Thus, a number of empirical studies have utilized recreation specialization as an effective market segmentation tool to help identify meaningful subgroups among recreationists. The majority of studies have focused on traditional recreation activities such as fishing Needham, Sprouse, & Grimm, 2009), hunting (Kuentzel & Heberlein, 1992), canoeing and white water activities (Bricker & Kerstetter, 2000;Kuentzel & McDonald, 1992), boating (Kuentzel & Heberlein, 2006), rock climbing (Ewert & Hollenhorst, 1994), camping (McIntyre & Pigram, 1992, and scuba diving (Sorice, Oh, & Ditton, 2009).…”