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'Living in the moment': mountain bikers' search for flow.
- Source :
- Annals of Leisure Research; Apr2023, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p285-299, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- As a popular adventure sport worldwide, mountain biking provides a range of challenges and opportunities for participants. This paper aims to understand whether experienced riders actively search for 'flow experiences' that can manifest themselves in a range of euphoric feelings, varying from the loss of awareness of time to sub-conscious control over actions. Exploring findings from research undertaken in New Zealand and England, the paper suggests that committed riders do encounter and can describe a range of flow characteristics when riding, although the findings conclude that such experiences are considered to be by-products of participation, rather than motivational factors in their own right. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MOUNTAIN biking
ADVENTURE & adventurers
AWARENESS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11745398
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Annals of Leisure Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163342316
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2021.1974906