How do recreationists make activity substitution decisions? A case of recreational fishing

Sutton, Stephen G., and Oh, Chi-Ok (2015) How do recreationists make activity substitution decisions? A case of recreational fishing. Leisure Sciences, 37 (4). pp. 332-353.

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Abstract

The substitution of other activities for recreational fishing is of particular interest to those interested in fishing participation patterns because when activity substitution occurs, an individual's participation in recreational fishing is reduced or discontinued. This article explores the relationship between commitment to fishing and willingness to substitute other activities for fishing using recreational fishers from Queensland, Australia. A model is developed and tested which posits that willingness to substitute other activities for fishing is indirectly related to level of fishing commitment through the intermediate variables of experience preferences, consumptive orientation, and perceived constraints on fishing activity. Results demonstrate that the mechanism linking commitment to ability to substitute is complex and involves a number of intervening variables. The conceptual model developed and tested here should prove useful as a basis for further exploration of the relationship between commitment and substitutability in this and other populations of recreational fishers.

Item ID: 41706
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1521-0588
Keywords: motivations, constraints, consumptive orientation, activity substitution, commitment
Funders: Chonnam National University
Date Deposited: 08 Dec 2015 18:00
FoR Codes: 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050203 Environmental Education and Extension @ 100%
SEO Codes: 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9607 Environmental Policy, Legislation and Standards > 960703 Environmental Education and Awareness @ 100%
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