Experiencing the outdoors: peak episodes are interesting but the memories are pleasant.

Autor: Løvoll, Helga S., Vittersø, Joar, Wold, Bente
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Zdroj: Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning; Sep2016, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p269-284, 16p
Abstrakt: Inspired by the distinction between hedonic and eudaimonic feeling states, we examined the distinction between feelings of pleasure and interest as well as subsequent motivation related to participation in outdoor events among students of physical education (n = 64) in a Norwegian university college. The students reported on their experiences during two three-day trips: one coastal trip and one ski trip. The participants also reported how they felt about the trips after one week and after one month. The feelings of pleasure and interest were contrasted by analysing mean scores, factor loadings and regression coefficients. Momentary experiences typically showed higher scores for feelings of interest than for feelings of pleasure, but there were some exceptions. The interest-higher-than-pleasure tendency tended to disappear for remembered experiences. The results support the notion that pleasure and interest are separable emotions with distinct functions, but our findings are far from conclusive. Implications for outdoor leadership and future research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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