Multiple motives for participating in adventure sports |
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| Authors: | John H. Kerr Susan Houge Mackenzie |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada;2. Department of Movement Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, USA;1. Digital Marketing Associate, Nine Line Apparel, 450 Fort Argyle Road, Savannah, GA, 31419, United States;2. Marketing Department, Parker College of Business, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8154, Statesboro, GA 30460-8154, United States;3. Department of Marketing and International Business, Foster College of Business, 1501 W. Bradley Avenue, Bradley University, Peoria, IL, 61625, United States;1. University of Otago, Hillmorton Hospital;2. University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand;3. Department of Orthopedics, Sports Division, University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, CO;1. Emergency Department, Lausanne University Hospital, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland;2. University of Health Sciences (HESAV), Av. de Beaumont 21, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland;3. Swiss Air Rescue, CH-8058 Zurich-Airport, Switzerland;1. Perunjodi Naidoo, School of Sustainable Development and Tourism, University of Technology, Mauritius;2. Prabha Ramseook-Munhurrun, School of Sustainable Development and Tourism, University of Technology, Mauritius;3. N. Vanessa Seebaluck, School of Sustainable Development and Tourism, University of Technology, Mauritius;4. Sharone Janvier, School of Sustainable Development and Tourism, University of Technology, Mauritius |
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| Abstract: | ObjectivesThe purpose of the present study was to explore possible multiple motives for participation in different adventure sports.DesignQualitative design, specifically an inductive-deductive approach informed by reversal theory, was used to analyze participation motivation data.MethodData was collected using the Scanlan Collaborative Interview Method (SCIM; Scanlan, Russell, Wilson, & Scanlan, 2003). Participants were very experienced adventure sport participants involved in riversurfing, mountain biking, kayaking, mountain climbing and hang gliding.ResultsThe results indicated that the participants' motivation was multifaceted. While some participants shared common motives, these were often described in different orders of importance by different participants. The range of motives for adventure sport participation found included: goal achievement, risk taking, social motivation, escape from boredom, pushing personal boundaries and overcoming fear, as well as connecting with the natural environment, and pleasurable kinaesthetic bodily sensations from moving in water or air.ConclusionsThe authors argue for a continuation of a recent trend to provide a more comprehensive picture of the complexities of human motivation for participation in adventure sports which go beyond excitement- or thrill-seeking behaviour. |
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