ERIC Number: EJ1342512
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 18
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Community Wellness and Social Support as Motivation for Participation in Outdoor Adventure Recreation
Zwart, Ryan; Hines, Ryan
Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, v14 n1 p33-50 2022
In recent decades, researchers and land managers have seen steadily increasing numbers of outdoor adventure recreation (OAR) participation. Social and community support have long been topics in outdoor recreation literature. The following study aimed to further explain to what extent social and community support and well-being occur because of OAR participation and how important social and community components are to outdoor adventure recreation participants. This study interviewed participants of three OAR activities including, rock climbing, mountain biking, and whitewater paddling. Results from this study revealed two emergent themes related to socially oriented motivations of participation, which include shared experience in nature as well as social and community aspects of participation. The study also includes activity specific social aspects of motivation for participation. Connections of findings to current understanding of OAR are made and supported in the discussion, as well as considerations for future study.
Descriptors: Wellness, Social Support Groups, Motivation, Adventure Education, Participation, Identification (Psychology), Sense of Community
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