The nature of peak experience in wilderness

Humanistic Psychologist

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 370-385

  McDonald, Matthew G ^a   Wearing, Stephen ^b   Ponting, Jess ^c  

^a ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84857009170     PISSN: 08873267     EISSN: 15473333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08873260701828912     Document Type: Article

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