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dc.contributor.advisorDahl, Tove Irene
dc.contributor.authorAlvestad, Therese Melina
dc.contributor.authorJohansen, Sarah Marie
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-03T10:48:34Z
dc.date.available2021-05-03T10:48:34Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-15
dc.description.abstractAdventurous outdoor activities often involve risk (Barton, 2006, p. 3) and higher purpose and therefore also courage to act. This study investigates possible differences in terms of emotions and courage-related measures between acting on or bypassing the call to courage. It also considers how well-being is affected by recalling and reflecting upon a courage-related experience. Through a mixed-methods questionnaire we captured qualitative and quantitative reports on an adventurous outdoor experience in which participants either acted or bypassed on a call to courage. Particpants were afterwards given the 7-point one-item Kemp Quality of Life Scale (Cheung & Lucas, 2014), which was also given to a control group. Our findings suggests recalling and reflecting upon adventurous activities has a positive effect on well-being. Both experimental groups rated well-being higher than control group, but the effect was only statistically significant for those who bypassed. Emotions, perceived risk, competence and desire to succeed can be used as reliable predictors for whether the participants acted or bypassed the activity. Those who acted reported stronger positive emotions, higher risk, stronger desire to complete and higher competence in relation to the activity than those who bypassed. Key words: Adventurous Activity, Risk, Courage, Well-Being, Emotion, Natureen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/21131
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherUiT Norges arktiske universiteten_US
dc.publisherUiT The Arctic University of Norwayen_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)en_US
dc.subject.courseIDPSY-2901
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260::Klinisk psykologi: 262en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260::Clinical psychology: 262en_US
dc.titleAn Investigation of Courage, Emotion and Well-Being in Relation to Adventurous Activitiesen_US
dc.typeMaster thesisen_US
dc.typeMastergradsoppgaveen_US


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