Finding comfort in adventure: Experiences of recreational SCUBA divers

Leisure Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-295

  Dimmock, Kay ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contexts of Comfort; In water; Marine; SCUBA diving; Underwater

Indexed keywords

DIVING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

EID: 70449348385     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614360902951674     Document Type: Article

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