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Response to “Nature fix: Addiction to outdoor activities”
Response to “Nature fix: Addiction to outdoor activities”

Author(s): Robert M. Heirene, David Shearer, Stephen D. Mellalieu, Gareth Roderique-Davies
Subject(s): Behaviorism, Substance abuse and addiction, Health and medicine and law, Sports Studies
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: adventure; sport; extreme; rush; addiction; withdrawal;

Summary/Abstract: Buckley’s commentary on our study of rock climber’s withdrawal experiences raises a number of important questions surrounding the concept of extreme or adventure sports addiction. Drawing on the few available investigations of this topic, we respond to Buckley’s questions here, though emphasize the need for further studies of extreme sports addiction in order to provide more empirically informed answers.

  • Issue Year: 5/2016
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 559-561
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: English