Predictors of behavioral loyalty among hikers along the Appalachian Trail

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-118

  Kyle, Gerard ^a   Graefe, Alan ^b   Manning, Robert ^c   Bacon, James ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Hiking; Leisure involvement; Loyalty; Place attachment

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; OUTDOOR RECREATION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342311573     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400490272675     Document Type: Article

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