Response to “Nature fix: Addiction to outdoor activities”: R. C. Buckley’s commentary on Heirene, R. M., Shearer, D., Roderique-Davies, G., & Mellalieu, S. D. (2016). Addiction in extreme sports: An exploration of withdrawal states in rock climbers. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 5, 332–341.

Robert M. Heirene, David Shearer, Stephen D. Mellalieu, Gareth Roderique-davies

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Abstract

Buckley’s commentary on our study of rock climber’s withdrawal experiences raises a number of important questions surrounding the concept of extreme or adventure sports addiction. Drawing on the few available investigations of this topic, we respond to Buckley’s questions here, though emphasize the need for further studies of extreme sports addiction in order to provide more empirically informed answers.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)559-561
JournalJournal of behavioral addictions
Volume5
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Dec 2016

Keywords

  • adventure
  • sport
  • extreme
  • rush
  • addiction
  • withdrawal

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