Analysing adventure: a leisure lifepsychle?

Abstract

Adventure is an industry, an attitude, an addiction, a behaviour, a therapy. Adoption of adventure differs between individuals, activities, and life stages. I propose that we could analyse trajectories through time, in the social, physical and mental contexts for individual adventure participation, a "leisure-lifepsychle" approach.

Aging Adventure Athletes Assess Achievements and Alter Aspirations to Maintain Self-Esteem

“…I suggest that both achievements and aspirations possess a time dimension, and that this dimension has two components. The first component of the time dimension is simple: both capabilities and aspirations change over time, in line with the “leisure lifepsychle” model put forward by Buckley (2017) .…”

“…The first threshold occurs when an individual recognizes that there are other individuals, younger than them, who are more competent and have better judgment. During the course of the leisure lifepsychle ( Buckley, 2017 ), younger individuals initially defer to the expertise of their elders, but eventually supplant them. The threshold identified here reflects the reverse process, when older individuals begin to defer to the judgment of their younger companions.…”

“…Assistance and sponsorship of tour operators is gratefully acknowledged. All of the research reported here, including that drawn from previous publications by the same author ( Buckley, 2010 , 2012 , 2015a , b , 2016 , 2017 ), as well as new research conducted specifically for the current publication, was conducted in strict compliance with the research ethics requirements of Griffith University, including adherence to the Griffith University Research Ethics Manual and the Australian National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research, and approvals by the Griffith University Human Research Ethics Committee as required.…”

“…The second level of generalization is across the many different individual practitioners of any one adventure activity. This second level takes into account the differences in individual personalities, capabilities, expertise, experiences, age, and life history, the “leisure lifepsychle” ( Buckley, 2017 ). The third level of generalization is across the many different adventure activities, searching for common themes and patterns as well as distinctions and differences.…”

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“…An explanatory reason for the phenomena, is the work environment (Safiza, et al, 2018), where productivity and the requirements play a significant role and tourism is considered to be a way to destress (Tomescu, 2015). The time being spent for leisure activities also grows (Buckley, 2018), proportionally to the amount of money invested in hobby (Cheng, et al, 2018), therefore it has been proved, that there is a strong relation (Baltescu, et al, 2010) between the quality of life and the leisure Adventure (Cerqueira, et al, 2018) combat sport (Venter & Kruger, 2018).…”