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dc.contributor.authorLloyd, Kathleen
dc.contributor.authorE. Little, Donna
dc.contributor.editorYoshitaka Iwasaki
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:56:05Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:56:05Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.modified2009-01-12T06:22:10Z
dc.identifier.issn14927713
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/4611
dc.description.abstractGoals related to improving quality of life (QOL) have been implied in leisure service provision for many years. In order to more explicitly realise these goals, it is important that policy makers, practitioners, and researchers understand and document QOL outcomes and how they are achieved. Since 1998, Real Adventure Women (RAW) has provided women in Brisbane, Australia, with an opportunity to try outdoor activities in non-competitive and supportive environments. This paper reports findings from in-depth interviews conducted with 20 women between 2001 and 2002. Results indicate that participation in RAW enhanced QOL by providing: a sense of balance, access to new opportunities, a sense of belonging, and improved self-perception. This knowledge offers a useful context for the development of leisure programs and the monitoring of changes in the quality of participants' lives.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCALS
dc.publisher.placeCanada
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.unbf.ca/kinesiology/leisure/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom147
dc.relation.ispartofpageto181
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalLeisure/Loisir
dc.relation.ispartofvolume29
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommercial Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTourism
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1504
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1506
dc.title"Quality of life, aren't we always searching for that?": How women can achieve enhanced quality of life through participation in outdoor adventure recreation.
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
gro.date.issued2005
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorLloyd, Kathy M.


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