ABSTRACT

Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) provide recreational opportunities to a diverse set of recreationists sharing the same resources to meet similar or opposing objectives. Encounters between members from different groups, or within the same group, can impact individual satisfaction with their overall experience. Data from a survey of individuals who visited WMAs in Tennessee were used to assess to what extent encounters with various recreation groups impacted satisfaction (n = 3,035). The Potential for Conflict Index was used to measure intra-group consensus and compare mean group satisfaction impacts from intra- and inter-group encounters as well as between subgroups. Intra-group encounters had positive impacts on satisfaction, while inter-group encounters had mixed impacts. Differences were also found between consumptive and non-consumptive recreationists. Findings will be useful to managers in understanding the dynamics of encounters between different recreation groups and improving overall satisfaction on diverse public recreation land like WMAs.

摘要

野生动物管理区（WMA）为共享相同资源以实现相似或相反目标的各种休闲者提供休闲机会。来自不同组或同一组内的成员之间的会影响个人对其整体经验的满意度。来自对田纳西州WMA访问者进行的一项调查的数据用于评估各种娱乐团体的遭遇在多大程度上影响了满意度（n= 3,035）。潜在冲突指数用于衡量组内共识，并比较组内和组间以及子组之间的平均满意度对团队满意度的影响。小组内的相遇对满意度产生积极影响，而小组间的相遇则产生不同的影响。消费性和非消费性休闲者之间也存在差异。这些发现对于管理者了解不同娱乐团体之间的相遇动态以及提高诸如WMA之类的各种公共娱乐场所的总体满意度将非常有用。