Moments like diamonds in space: savoring the ageing process through positive engagement with adventure sports

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dc.cclicenceN/Aen
dc.contributor.authorHickman, Marken
dc.contributor.authorStokes, Peteren
dc.contributor.authorGammon, Seanen
dc.contributor.authorBeard, Colinen
dc.contributor.authorInkster, Allisonen
dc.date.acceptance2016-09-21en
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-02T13:53:28Z
dc.date.available2017-08-02T13:53:28Z
dc.date.issued2016-10-07
dc.description.abstractThere are over 10 million people in the United Kingdom aged over 65, a figure predicted to double by 2050. Despite calls for the outdoors to be a focus for health-related physical activity younger adults still tend to be the predominant users of this resource. In an attempt to understand how older adults aged 65+ relate to outdoor adventure sports, data from purposive samples of rock climbers from the north of England (n = 8) and sea kayakers from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland (n = 5) were gathered using focus groups and targeted semi-structured interviews. Analysis using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and critical friends showed clear links to theory and highlights the notion that older adults with life course commitments to adventurous ‘serious leisure’ savor the opportunities afforded by growing older. Furthermore, they reject the constant ‘pathologization’ of the ageing process, emphasising instead its positive and meaningful aspects. KEYWORDS: Ageing, adventure sports, personal story, savoring, social gerontologyen
dc.exception.reasonNo full text. on Sheffield Hallam repositoryen
dc.funderN/Aen
dc.identifier.citationHickman, M., Stokes, P., Gammon, S., Beard, C. and Inkster, A. (2016) Moments like diamonds in space: Savoring the ageing process through positive engagement with adventure sports. Annals of Leisure Research, 21 (5), pp. 612-630en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2016.1241151
dc.identifier.issn2159-6816
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2086/14355
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.projectidN/Aen
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen
dc.researchinstituteCentre for Enterprise and Innovation (CEI)en
dc.subjectAgeingen
dc.subjectadventure sportsen
dc.subjectpersonal storyen
dc.subjectsavoringen
dc.subjectsocial gerontologyen
dc.titleMoments like diamonds in space: savoring the ageing process through positive engagement with adventure sportsen
dc.typeArticleen

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