Investigating the Motivations and Expectations of Individuals Interested in Paragliding

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ID12320078
AuthorsHacı Murat Şahin (Batman University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume18
Issue3
Pages949-957
Publication date2014-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Anthropologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0972-0073 • E-ISSN: 2456-6802
PublisherKamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/09720073.2014.11891628
OpenAlexW2186804195
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited1

The present study aims to investigate the motivations and expectations of individuals who take up paragliding. Significant relationships were found with gender, marital status, age and level of education. According to the results, individuals generally take up paragliding because they enjoy the sport and they want to look healthier. Although, there is no obvious factor that affects the selection of paragliding as a sport, existence of a trainer in the immediate vicinity and the impact of the environment are found to be effective in taking up paragliding. Family impact and expectations to be famous are found unrelated to taking up paragliding. Expectations from paragliding decrease when educational level increases. It is observed that expectations of young individuals are higher and they are more willing to take up the sport. The study concludes that people take up the sport since they enjoy it and they want to stay healthy. Encouraging young and middle aged sportsmen to take up paragliding and arranging areas to do this sport will have positive contributions to paragliding

Advertising · Business · Marital status · Population · Sociology · Trainer · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · Demography · Outdoor and Experiential Education · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Social Psychology

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