Local residents outdoor recreational conflict: An instrument development

Outdoor recreation are activities experienced and dependent upon the natural environment. When goals of the outdoor recreational experience are hindered due to the behavior of others outdoor recreational conflict occurs. While there are many studies that are valid and reliable, the instruments are designed for one location, set of activities, and/or user groups. Utilizing methodological approaches of validation and reliability testing provided an opportunity to create an instrument that can be utilized in a variety of outdoor recreational location, considering a variety of outdoor recreational activity, and implement different user groups without having to test the validation again. In addition data was collected to understand recreational conflict residents may perceive when utilizing the same natural resources as nature-based tourists