Recreation Conflicts and Coping Behaviors between Hikers and Mountain Bikers：A Case Study of Tiger Mountain Rock Area

• Main Authors: Yi-ting Wang, 王羿婷
• Other Authors: Chih-liang Chao
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/09286480979802451513

碩士 === 靜宜大學 === 觀光事業學系研究所 === 95 === The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between the recreationists’ appraisal of conflicts and the way of coping response. An extended model has been developed from recreation coping issue adapted from Schneider and Hammitt (1995) and incorporated constructs drawn from the model to identify the interpersonal and social values conflicts proposed by Vaske, Donnelly, Wittmann, & Laidlaw (1995). Data were collected from the hikers to the Tiger Mountain Rock Area in Chang-wha County during the period through March to July, 2006. Total 150 valid subjects were collected from on-site and mailing questionnaire surveys to value the conflicts with bikers and coping response. Total five hypotheses were tested by chi-square test, paired t-test and independent t-test and logistic regression. The study results were shown as follows: 1. According to the results of descriptive analysis, for the in-group or out-group conflicts, the ratio of interpersonal conflict was higher than the ratio of social values conflict. For the coping response, the ratio of emotion-focused coping was higher than the ratio of problem-focused coping. 2. The result of hypothesis test: (1) On the basis of Hypothesis 1, the conflict groups were significantly and positively related to the types of participant’s conflict faced by hikers toward “other participants being rude” conflict situation. Participants were tended to judge that it is a social values conflict while happened in in-group, and judge that it is an interpersonal conflict while happened in out-group. The conflict groups were negatively related to the types of participant’s conflict toward “other participants being littering” conflict situation. Participants were tended to judge that it is an interpersonal conflict while happened in in-group, and judge that it is a social values conflict while happened in out- group. (2) On the basis of Hypothesis 2, the degree of participants’ conflicts faced by hikers was significantly different between the conflict groups toward “passing too closely” and “failing to give warning on approach to others” of conflict situation. The degree of recreation conflicts happened in out-group status was rated higher than in-group status. (3) On the basis of Hypothesis 3, the adoption degree of problem-focused coping behaviors was significantly different between the conflict groups. The degree of problem-focused coping behaviors happened in in-group status was rated higher than out-group status. (4) On the basis of Hypothesis 4, the adoption degree of emotion-focused and problem-focused coping behaviors happened in in-group status and emotion-focused coping behavior happened in out-group status were significantly different between the types of recreation conflict. The adoption degree of coping behaviors were rated higher while recreation conflicts were judged as social values conflicts than as interpersonal conflicts. (5) On the basis of logistic regression from Hypothesis 5, the frequency of participating activity was the most significant independent variable to identify whether emotion-focused or problem-focused coping behaviors would be adopted. As “the frequency of hiking each month” was higher, the lower chance of emotion-focused coping behavior was adopted. According to these findings, this research was suggested that the managers could address conflicts more effectively through a combination of increased law enforcement, expanded education programs, and the posting of signs. In addition, the managers should provide special line to improve the chances of the adoption degree of problem-focused coping behavior.