The relevance of the peak experience to continued skydiving participation: A qualitative approach to assessing motivations

Leisure Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 267-288

  Lipscombe, Neil ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0039698592     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026143699374853     Document Type: Article

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