2007 Summaries of Wildlife Research Findings - Minnesota State ...

Table 1-29: Involvement With and Commitment to Small game hunting
Mean 1
Knowledge and control factor 4.2
- The decision to go small game hunting is primarily my own. 4.4
- I don’t really know much about small game hunting. (REVERSED) 4.3
- Small game hunting interests me. 4.3
- Small game hunting is one of the most enjoyable things I do. 4.2
- I am knowledgeable about small game hunting. 4.2
- The decision to go small game hunting is not entirely my own. (REVERSED) 3.7
Importance factor 3.9
- Small game hunting is important to me. 4.1
- I have acquired equipment that I would not use if I quit small game hunting. 4.0
- Even if close friends recommended another recreational activity, I would not change my
preference from small game hunting.
3.6
Identity factor 3.7
- I enjoy discussing small game hunting with my friends. 4.0
- When I am small game hunting I can really be myself. 3.8
- When I am small game hunting, others see me the way I want them to see me. 3.6
- You can tell a lot about a person when you see them small game hunting. 3.4
Centrality factor 3.2
- I have close friendships that are based on a common interest in small game hunting. 3.7
- For me to change my preference from small game hunting to another leisure activity would
3.5
require major rethinking.
- Most of my friends are in some way connected with small game hunting. 3.4
- Compared to other small game hunters, I own a lot of small game hunting equipment. 3.1
- I find a lot of my life organized around small game hunting activities. 2.9
- Small game hunting has a central role in my life. 2.9
- I find that a lot of my life is organized around small game hunting. 2.9
1 Mean is based on the scale: 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4= agree, 5 = strongly agree.
n.s.=not significant, *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01, ***P ≤ 0.001
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