Impact of place attachment and recreation involvement on satisfaction and future behaviour: Evidence from Taiwanese recreational surfers

South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-105

  Hung, Chun Hsiang ^a   Lee, Tsung Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Behavioural model; Place attachment; Recreation involvement; Recreational surfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861312471     PISSN: 03799069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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