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
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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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
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Behavioral Addictions
Volume5
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Dec 2016

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Addiction
  • Adventure
  • Extreme
  • Rush
  • Sport
  • Withdrawal

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