Risk-Taking Attitude and Behavior of Adventure Recreationists: A Review

Abstract

Adventure tourism is a fast growing sub-sector of the tourism industry. To better understand the adventure tourism, the risk-taking attitude and the adventure behaviors of recreationists must be considered. This study clarifies these risk-taking attitudes and adventure behaviors by reviewing relevant literature. Recreation experiences, personality, and risk-taking attitude are precedents of adventure behavior. By assessing the factors that affect adventure behavior, adventure tourism managers can provide the best adventure activities for participants.

Death anxiety in outdoor-adventure recreation

“…Among participants in OAR activities, women have higher DA than men. These activities carry various risks and women tend to be much less attracted to risky behaviours (Lee, Tseng, & Jan, 2015). Taking risky behaviour and DA taken into consideration (Cotter, 2003), it is of no surprise that women participants have high DA given their tendency to refrain from risky situations.…”

Adventure tourism in the North – six illustrative cases

“…One trend is the "performance turn" (Ek, Larsen, Hornskov, & Mansfeldt, 2008), in which consumption by doing gradually is replacing or adding to the "consumption" of "undisturbed natural beauty" by a romantic gaze (Urry, 1990). Search for unique experiences through activities in the nature seems to boosts adventure travel segments while also contributing to growth in international leisure travel (Lee, Tseng, & Jan, 2015). Moreover, this same trend may include a desire to design one's own agenda to attain the sought experiences (Ek et al, 2008).…”