Multiple motives for participating in adventure sports

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 649-657

  Kerr, John H ^a   Houge Mackenzie, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adventure sports; Participation motivation; Protective frames; Qualitative research; Reversal theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861008234     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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