Need for Achievement in Outdoor Recreation: Scale Construction and Validation

The article presents a new tool – The Outdoor Recreation Need for Achievement Scale (ORNAS). This scale is a scale which diagnoses need for achievement in outdoor recreation. Validity of the Outdoor Recreation Need for Achievement Scale was tested using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The questionnaire’s reliability and intercorrelations were also tested. The Outdoor Recreation Need for Achievement Scale correlates with general achievement motivation, temperamental traits: briskness, activity and endurance, the Sensation Seeking Scale and the Self-Efficacy Scale. The obtained results indicate that the Outdoor Recreation Need for Achievement Scale is a valid and reliable tool.