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标题：Identifying Risk Propensity of Parks and Recreation Professionals: A Certified Park and Recreation Professional Case Study
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作者：Tatiana V. Chalkidou ; Michael J. Bradley ; Hungling Liu 等
期刊名称：Journal of the Oklahoma Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
出版年度：2013
卷号：50
期号：3
页码：35-42
语种：English
出版社：Oklahoma Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
摘要：The purpose of this study was to gain insight from certified professionals affiliated with park and recreation management, pertaining to the likelihood they would engage in various activities with varying levels of risk. Currently, there are no national studies that have been conducted pertaining to decision-making and risk assessment of this target population. The population of identified professionals was generated from databases of all individuals that are, at the time of the survey, Certified Park and Recreation Professionals (CPRP) in United States. This survey was sent to the entire population of 3,801 identified professionals with a current CPRP certification. Six hundred ninety four professionals (n=18.3%) of the original population accessed the survey, 542 of which (14.3% of the original population) responded to and completed this research study. The researchers investigated the extent to which park and recreation professionals engaged in 30 different behaviors with varying levels of risk, the degree of benefits thought they would receive from engaging in the same behaviors, and how much risk they perceived those behaviors carried. The data showed that few demographic variables (sex, age, and years of working experience) were associated with risk-taking. Implications of this research are identifying the types of activities that parks and recreation professionals view as being more or less risky. Identifying these activities and the likely associated behaviors may be beneficial for future education and training, supervisory awareness of risk being taken, and possible legal implications. Further, identifying which demographic variables that are related to more or less risky behavior enhances the knowledge of differences that may exist between various demographic variables and decision-making related to risk.