Psychological well-being and adventure tourism Implications for people and places

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Title

Psychological well-being and adventure tourism Implications for people and places

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

Description

This chapter refutes traditional approaches that frame risk and thrill as the primary focus of adventure experiences and notions that adventure is inherently beneficial for participants. It identifies a range of potential psychological well-being benefits that adventure tourism offers participants, guides, and communities and suggests mechanisms that may help explain how these benefits are achieved. Framing adventure activities in terms of underlying psychological mechanisms (e.g. nature conn...

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Research paper

Research format

Scholarly text / Book item

Thesis level

Book Section

Date created

2025

Creator

Mackenzie, Susan Houge

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/44932

Related subjects

tourism / adventure tourism / psychological well-being

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