The aim of this is to identify a comparison of participation motives in outdoor recreation activities between genders of Kelab Rekreasi UiTM Malaysia (KRESMA) Members. The Recreation Experience Preference (REP) questionnaire had been adopted and adapted as the question and there are five factors had been used in this study. All 5 factors consist of escaping social pressures, enjoying nature, physical fitness, meeting new people, and achievement/stimulation. The questionnaire consists of a 5 Likert scale which represents 1-5 from strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, and strongly agree. Questionnaires were distributed among 163 participants of KRESMA group members. A purposive sampling technique was used to determine the sample size, and 163 respondents had given their prompt feedback on the questionnaire distributed. Research questions and objectives were set. Descriptive statistics comprising the percentage, the mean, and the standard deviation were used for data presentation and analysis. An Independent T-test was employed to determine the differences in participant motivation toward outdoor recreation activities by gender. This study reveals that significant difference in the overall participation motives by gender among KRESMA members. The findings of this study revealed that both genders have a high degree of motivation factors in terms of enjoying nature. It can be concluded that both genders in KRESMA are more motivated to participate in recreational activities to enjoy nature.
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To Cite this Article: Rahman, M. W. A., Shaari, M. A. A., Shafie, M. S., Mohamed, M. N., & Puad, S. M. S. M. (2022). Comparison of Participation Motives in Outdoor Recreation Activities Between Genders of Kelab Rekreasi UiTM Malaysia (KRESMA) Members. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(10), 1024– 1030.
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