Development of Picnic Motivation Scale and Determination of Picnicker Profiles

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Yaşar B. Ç., ardahan f.

Research in Sports Science (Online), sa.1, ss.1-8, 2026 (TRDizin)

Özet

The purpose of this study is to develop the “Picnic Motivation Scale” to determine the factors that motivate individuals to go picnicking and to determine picnicker profiles. Within the scope of this descriptive research study, 325 data points were collected from adult individuals who had picnics in picnic areas using a purposive sampling method through a face-to-face/online survey method. The survey form consists of a 24-item list of questions that examine the purposes of individuals picnicking, in addition to information about demographics. In the study, the Kaiser–Mayer–Olkin value was found to be 0.907 and the values of the Bartlett sphericity tests were found to be $x^2 = 4792.242$, SD = 276, p = .000. According to the results, Explanatory Factor Analysis was applied to the scale. The Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient was found to be 0.924 and the variance it explained was 69.9%. Picnic Motivation Scale; “physical/mental health and desire to rest,” “getting away from,” “gourmet and creating taste,” “socialization,” and “nostalgia” are factored into five factors. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was applied to the scale and when the fit indices were examined, the fit levels of the model were found to be sufficient. The results show that Picnic Motivation Scale is valid and reliable for the Turkish population. In addition, when cluster analysis was applied to the scale, three different picnicker profiles emerged according to Picnic Motivation Scale as “conscious,” “ordinary,” and “unconscious.”