Transcendent Experience, Flow and Happiness for Mountain Climbers
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ABSTRACT Mountaineering has become a popular form of adventure tourism. However, previous research has never explored the construct of transcendent experience and its effects on mountaineering. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships among transcendent experience, flow and happiness. Survey data from 339 mountain climbers in Taiwan indicate that transcendent experience positively affects flow and happiness. In addition, flow mediates the effect of transcendent experience on happiness. However, the relationship between flow and hedonic enjoyment is insignificant for novices. Implications of these findings as well as future research are subsequently discussed. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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The sense of time distortion and integration of awareness and behavior in flow experience had no significant effect on the emotional state of tourists.
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- Authors
- Tsaur, S., Yen, C., & Hsiao, S.
- Affiliations
- National Chiayi University (TW)
- National Taichung University of Science and Technology (TW)
- National Taiwan Normal University (TW)
- Corresponding author
- Yen, Chang‐Hua
- Venue
- International Journal of Tourism Research
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2012-04-03
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 360-374
- ISSN
- 1099-2340 (ISSN-L)
- 1522-1970
- OpenAlex
- W1938683924
- Cited by
- 139
- References
- 83
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 4.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Tourism Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Flow Experience in Various Fields
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Keywords
- transcendent experience, flow, happiness, mountaineering, adventure tourism, peak experiences
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