Beyond "because it's there" motivations for pursuing adventure recreational activities

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-111

  Ewert, Alan ^a   Gilbertson, Ken ^b   Luo, Yuan Chun ^c   Voight, Alison ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c Tzu Chi Education Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Adventure; Motivations; Recreational risk taking; Specialization

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GENDER IDENTITY; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84874783949     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18666/jlr-2013-v45-i1-2944     Document Type: Article

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