Characterizing Student Motivations in Outdoor Adventure Activities

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2016-12-09

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The purpose of this study was to develop a better sense of student motivations to participate in university outdoor recreation programs (ORPs) with the hope that this furthered understanding would grant new considerations for administration of these programs on college campuses. While the study did not find significant differences between the majority of courses, this researcher suggests that further research is necessary to determine effects that reduction of activity types would have on participant students, as well as, student trip leaders or long term members of ORPs. A thorough literature review of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations and insights from the Self-Determination Theory (SDT) provided a solid foundation for the development of this study. The SDT provides understanding in terms of the social development, trust, and control (Sibthorp & Jostad, 2014; Davidson, et.al, 2009) and how these outcomes and motivations encourage students to continue to take part in ORPs. The study clearly showed that these programs offer the social development and interpersonal relationships that students are looking for during their college years.

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