The influence of the Crown of Polish Mountains on the attitudes of its ascensionists

Hyt, Ewa; Stasiak, Andrzej

doi:10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0002

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Peaks that form the Crown of Polish Mountains Source: authors

Places of residence of the respondents, according to voivodeships Source: authors

Duration to ascend the Crown of Polish Mountains Source: authors

Changes in attitudes as a result of ascending the Crown of Polish Mountains Source: authors

Changes in attitudes and the gender of respondents Source: authors

Changes in attitudes and the age of respondents Source: authors

Changes in attitudes and the frequency of trips to the mountains Source: authors

Correlation between making new friends and the gender of the respondents

Making new friends		Gender		Chi² Pearson’s test
Making new friends		Female	Male	Result	p
No	N	184	173	4.627	0.031
No	%	51.54	48.46
Yes	N	67	95
Yes	%	41.36	58.64

Correlation between making new friends and the age of the respondents

Making new friends		Age of the respondents (in years)					Chi² Pearson’s test
Making new friends		15–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55 and more	Result	p
No	N	30	140	119	44	24	24.415	<0.001
No	%	8.40	39.22	33.33	12.32	6.72
Yes	N	9	39	61	23	30
Yes	%	5.56	24.07	37.65	14.20	18.52

Changes in attitudes and the age of respondents

Factor	Age (years)	N	x¯${{\rm{\bar X}}}$	SD	Min	Q₁	Me	Q₃	Max	Kruskal-Wallis test
Factor	Age (years)	N	x¯${{\rm{\bar X}}}$	SD	Min	Q₁	Me	Q₃	Max	Result	p
Physical activity	15–24	39	3.05	1.15	1	2	3	4	5	2.306	0.680
	25–34	179	2.96	1.16	1	2	3	4	5
	35–44	180	2.81	1.30	1	1.5	3	4	5
	45–54	67	3.01	1.20	1	2	3	4	5
	55 and more	54	2.96	1.48	1	1	3	4	5
Respect for other people	15–24	39	2.74	1.37	1	1	3	4	5	4.152	0.386
	25–34	179	2.56	1.36	1	1	3	4	5
	35–44	180	2.72	1.42	1	1	3	4	5
	45–54	67	2.70	1.43	1	1	3	4	5
	55 and more	54	3.00	1.40	1	2	3	4	5
Respect for nature	15–24	39	3.67	1.40	1	3	4	5	5	6.458	0.168
	25–34	179	3.19	1.48	1	2	3	5	5
	35–44	180	3.06	1.58	1	1	3	5	5
	45–54	67	2.90	1.62	1	1	3	5	5
	55 and more	54	3.22	1.62	1	1	3.5	5	5
The ability to admire and appreciate landscapes	15–24	39	3.95	1.39	1	3	5	5	5	10.399	0.034
	25–34	179	3.61	1.35	1	3	4	5	5
	35–44	180	3.46	1.51	1	3	4	5	5
	45–54	67	3.15	1.58	1	1	4	4	5
	55 and more	54	3.22	1.51	1	2	3	5	5
Orientation in the field	15–24	39	3.79	1.30	1	3	4	5	5	12.429	0.014
	25–34	179	3.34	1.29	1	2	4	4	5
	35–44	180	3.22	1.31	1	2	3	4	5
	45–54	67	2.90	1.43	1	1	3	4	5
	55 and more	54	3.28	1.46	1	2	4	4	5
The ability to help selflessly	15–24	39	3.08	1.51	1	1	3	4	5	4.765	0.312
	25–34	179	2.61	1.42	1	1	3	4	5
	35–44	180	2.83	1.48	1	1	3	4	5
	45–54	67	2.81	1.45	1	1	3	4	5
	55 and more	54	2.91	1.50	1	1	3	4	5
Persistence in pursuing the set goal	15–24	39	4.00	1.26	1	3	4	5	5	5.387	0.250
	25–34	179	3.54	1.40	1	3	4	5	5
	35–44	180	3.42	1.48	1	2	4	5	5
	45–54	67	3.45	1.48	1	2	4	5	5
	55 and more	54	3.59	1.51	1	3	4	5	5
Knowledge about southern Poland	15–24	39	4.08	1.01	1	4	4	5	5	6.114	0.191
	25–34	179	4.16	0.94	1	4	4	5	5
	35–44	180	4.11	1.11	1	4	4	5	5
	45–54	67	3.88	1.08	1	3	4	5	5
	55 and more	54	3.80	1.31	1	3	4	5	5
The ability to plan a trip	15–24	39	4.05	1.19	1	4	4	5	5	9.241	0.055
	25–34	179	3.63	1.31	1	3	4	5	5
	35–44	180	3.50	1.39	1	3	4	5	5
	45–54	67	3.34	1.38	1	2	4	4	5
	55 and more	54	3.31	1.54	1	2	4	5	5

Personal characteristics of the respondents

Features	Variable(s)	N	%
Gender	Female	251	48.4
Gender	Male	268	51.6
Age	15–24	39	7.5
	25–34	179	34.5
	35–44	180	34.7
	45–54	67	12.9
	55–64	45	8.7
	65 and over	9	1.7
Education	Primary	5	1.0
	Basic vocational	14	2.7
	Secondary	161	31.0
	Higher	339	65.3
Place of residence	Rural area	82	15.8
	Urban area < 50 000 inhabitants	122	23.5
	Urban area 50–99 000 inhabitants	90	17.3
	Urban area > 99 000 inhabitants	225	43.4

Making new friends and the frequency of hiking trips

Making new friends		Frequency of hiking trips				Chi² Pearson test
Making new friends		every 1–3 months or more	every 4–6 months	every 7–9 months	every 10-12 months or less	Result	p
No	N	163	112	37	45	12.243	0.007
No	%	45.66	31.37	10.36	12.61
Yes	N	100	39	12	11
Yes	%	61.73	24.07	7.41	6.79

Changes in attitudes and the frequency of trips to the mountains

Factor	Frequency of trips to the mountains	N	x¯${{\rm{\bar X}}}$	SD	Min	Q₁	Me	Q₃	Max	Kruskal-Wallis test
Factor	Frequency of trips to the mountains	N	x¯${{\rm{\bar X}}}$	SD	Min	Q₁	Me	Q₃	Max	Result	p
Physical activity	every 1–3 months or more	263	3.03	1.22	1	2	3	4	5	7.435	0.059
	every 4–6 months	151	2.89	1.26	1	2	3	4	5
	every 7–9 months	49	2.76	1.22	1	2	3	4	5
	every 10–12 months or less	56	2.59	1.32	1	1	3	3.5	5
Respect for other people	every 1–3 months or more	263	2.77	1.43	1	1	3	4	5	2.262	0.520
	every 4–6 months	151	2.66	1.38	1	1	3	4	5
	every 7–9 months	49	2.63	1.22	1	1	3	4	5
	every 10–12 months or less	56	2.48	1.39	1	1	2	3.5	5
Respect for nature	every 1–3 months or more	263	3.20	1.57	1	1	3	5	5	2.082	0.555
	every 4–6 months	151	3.16	1.52	1	1	3	5	5
	every 7–9 months	49	3.12	1.48	1	2	3	4	5
	every 10–12 months or less	56	2.88	1.58	1	1	3	4.5	5
The ability to admire and appreciate landscapes	every 1–3 months or more	263	3.50	1.46	1	3	4	5	5	3.375	0.337
	every 4–6 months	151	3.59	1.46	1	3	4	5	5
	every 7–9 months	49	3.41	1.40	1	3	4	5	5
	every 10–12 months or less	56	3.18	1.57	1	1	4	4.5	5
Orientation in the field	every 1–3 months or more	263	3.34	1.37	1	2	4	4	5	2.217	0.529
	every 4–6 months	151	3.21	1.37	1	2	3	4	5
	every 7–9 months	49	3.20	1.19	1	2	3	4	5
	every 10–12 months or less	56	3.18	1.32	1	2.5	3	4	5
The ability to help selflessly	every 1–3 months or more	263	2.86	1.47	1	1	3	4	5	2.023	0.568
	every 4–6 months	151	2.70	1.47	1	1	3	4	5
	every 7–9 months	49	2.76	1.39	1	1	3	4	5
	every 10–12 months or less	56	2.61	1.42	1	1	3	4	5
Persistence in pursuing the set goal	every 1–3 months or more	263	3.62	1.41	1	3	4	5	5	4.265	0.234
	every 4–6 months	151	3.53	1.46	1	3	4	5	5
	every 7–9 months	49	3.39	1.24	1	3	4	4	5
	every 10–12 months or less	56	3.20	1.66	1	1	3.5	5	5
Knowledge about southern Poland	every 1–3 months or more	263	4.04	1.14	1	4	4	5	5	2.183	0.525
	every 4–6 months	151	4.13	0.96	1	4	4	5	5
	every 7–9 months	49	3.90	1.07	1	4	4	5	5
	every 10–12 months or less	56	4.11	0.97	1	4	4	5	5
The ability to plan a trip	every 1–3 months or more	263	3.56	1.37	1	3	4	5	5	2.000	0.572
	every 4–6 months	151	3.61	1.40	1	3	4	5	5
	every 7–9 months	49	3.43	1.22	1	3	4	4	5
	every 10–12 months or less	56	3.43	1.44	1	2	4	5	5

Changes in attitudes and the gender of respondents

Factor	Gender	N	x¯${{\rm{\bar X}}}$	SD	Min	Q₁	Me	Q₃	Max	Mann-Whitney test
Factor	Gender	N	x¯${{\rm{\bar X}}}$	SD	Min	Q₁	Me	Q₃	Max	Result	p
Physical activity	Female	251	3.13	1.19	1	2	3	4	5	3.427	0.001
Physical activity	Male	268	2.72	1.27	1	1	3	4	5	3.427	0.001
Respect for other people	Female	251	2.76	1.38	1	1	3	4	5	1.031	0.302
Respect for other people	Male	268	2.63	1.40	1	1	3	4	5	1.031	0.302
Respect for nature	Female	251	3.33	1.51	1	2	4	5	5	2.514	0.012
Respect for nature	Male	268	2.97	1.56	1	1	3	4	5	2.514	0.012
The ability to admire and appreciate landscapes	Female	251	3.73	1.42	1	3	4	5	5	3.966	<0.001
The ability to admire and appreciate landscapes	Male	268	3.25	1.47	1	2	4	4	5	3.966	<0.001
Orientation in the field	Female	251	3.53	1.23	1	3	4	4	5	3.427	0.001
Orientation in the field	Male	268	3.03	1.41	1	2	3	4	5	3.427	0.001
The ability to help selflessly	Female	251	2.93	1.49	1	1	3	4	5	1.031	0.302
The ability to help selflessly	Male	268	2.63	1.42	1	1	3	4	5	1.031	0.302
Persistence in pursuing the set goal	Female	251	3.75	1.37	1	3	4	5	5	2.514	0.012
Persistence in pursuing the set goal	Male	268	3.32	1.48	1	2	4	5	5	2.514	0.012
Knowledge about southern Poland	Female	251	4.14	1.03	1	4	4	5	5	3.966	<0.001
Knowledge about southern Poland	Male	268	3.99	1.10	1	4	4	5	5	3.966	<0.001
The ability to plan a trip	Female	251	3.69	1.33	1	3	4	5	5	2.222	0.026
The ability to plan a trip	Male	268	3.41	1.40	1	2	4	5	5	2.222	0.026

The influence of the Crown of Polish Mountains on the attitudes of its ascensionists

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Correlation between making new friends and the gender of the respondents

Correlation between making new friends and the age of the respondents

Changes in attitudes and the age of respondents

Personal characteristics of the respondents

Making new friends and the frequency of hiking trips

Changes in attitudes and the frequency of trips to the mountains

Changes in attitudes and the gender of respondents

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