Research note

Functions of privacy in Australian wilderness environments

Bibliographic Data

ID11216979
AuthorsSimon Priest (0000-0002-8951-5187, Brock University, corresponding author), Richard Bugg
Year1991
Volume13
Issue3
Pages247-255
Publication date1991-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLeisure Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0149-0400 • E-ISSN: 1521-0588
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01490409109513141
OpenAlexW2145717152
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited10

This study was a replication and extension of Hammitt and Brown's (1984) original research on Westin's (1967) privacy theory. Hammitt and Brown's study identified five factors related to Junctions of wilderness privacy: Emotional Release, Personal Autonomy, Reflective Thought, Limited Communication—Personal Distance, and Limited Communication—Intimacy. This study followed a similar approach but was concerned with Australian wilderness privacy rather than American. Fifty‐five experienced wilderness users rated 24 wilderness privacy items for level of importance. Confirmatory factor analysis failed to fully support Hammitt and Brown's original five‐factor model or Westin's four‐function theory. However, exploratory factor analysis produced six meaningful factors that lent support to the original work. Once again, emotional release was found to be the most important function of wilderness privacy in Australia, as was the case with Hammitt and Brown's original study in America

Autonomy · Confirmatory factor analysis · Exploratory research · Function (biology · Internet privacy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Structural equation modeling · Wilderness · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Computer Science · Ecology · Law · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Social Psychology

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