William T. Borrie|Joseph W. Roggenbuck
The Dynamic, Emergent, and Multi-Phasic Nature of On-Site Wilderness Experiences
University of Montana|Virginia Tech
feelings cognitions leisure may dynamic course total outdoor recreation engagement may dynamic emergent multiphasic onsite phase experience sampling method data collected sample wilderness visitors multiple times visit okefenokee national wildlife refuge four modes environmental experience focus self others task environment four aspects wilderness experience combined onenessprimitivenesshumility variable timelessness solitude care measured univariate multivariate repeated measures analyses demonstrated significant change entry immersion exit phases wilderness experience experiential change included greater focus environment selfintrospection exit compared entry phase less focus otherssocial acceptance immersion phase scores humilityprimitivenessoneness higher immersion exit phases entry care wilderness higher exit phase entry implications findings understanding complex nature leisure experiences provided