Use of two approaches to measure children's motivations to fish in Norway

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ID15327643
AuthorsØystein Aas (0000-0003-0688-4049, Eastern Norway Research Institute, corresponding author)
Year1996
Volume1
Issue3
Pages15-28
Publication date1996-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Dimensions of Wildlife (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-1209 • E-ISSN: 1533-158X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10871209609359067
OpenAlexW2011316797
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

This paper reports on the use of two different methods to ascertain why 11‐ to 16‐year‐old children fish in Norway. The first method employed open‐ended questions to determine what the children liked best and disliked about fishing. The second method used fixed list, multiple‐item questions to solicit information about the relative importance to the children of 10 different reasons for fishing. The two studies yielded similar results about the primary reason why children fish, but the second study provided more in‐depth information about their multiple motivations. In the first study, children's motivations to fish focused strongly on the desirability of catching fish and the undesirability of not catching fish. The second study revealed that many reasons or motives were important, but that catching fish was most important. Motivations differed with children's age, gender and place of residence. Implications for sport fishery management and needed future research are discussed

Biology · Diversity of fish · Fish · Fishery · Fishing · Residence · Sociology · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · Demography · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Social Psychology

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