Exploring the Psychological Rewards of a Wilderness Experience: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis

Humanistic Psychologist

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-205

  Hinds, Joe ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84858760102     PISSN: 08873267     EISSN: 15473333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08873267.2011.567132     Document Type: Article

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