Time course of well-being after a three-week resort-based respite from occupational and domestic demands: Carry-overm, contrast and situation effects

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 293-309

  Strauss Blasche, Gerhard ^a,e   Muhry, Franziska ^b   Lehofer, Michael ^c   Moser, Maximillian ^b,d   Marktl, Wolfgang ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c Sigmund Freud Clinic   (Austria)

^d Joeanneum Research   (Austria)

^e LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Health resort; Respite; Spa therapy; Vacation; Well being

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS;

EID: 4344588998     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2004.11950025     Document Type: Article

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