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The Impact of an Outdoor and Adventure Sports Course on the Wellbeing of Recovering UK Military Personnel: An Exploratory Study

Sports (Basel), 2019-05, Vol.7 (5), p.112 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;2019 by the authors. 2019 ;ISSN: 2075-4663 ;EISSN: 2075-4663 ;DOI: 10.3390/sports7050112 ;PMID: 31096566

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  • Title:
    The Impact of an Outdoor and Adventure Sports Course on the Wellbeing of Recovering UK Military Personnel: An Exploratory Study
  • Author: Kaiseler, Mariana ; Kay, Chris ; McKenna, Jim
  • Subjects: Armed forces ; Autonomy ; Casualties ; Mental disorders ; Mental health ; Military personnel ; outdoor adventure activities ; Participation ; Personnel ; Post traumatic stress disorder ; psychological wellbeing ; Rehabilitation ; Systematic review
  • Is Part Of: Sports (Basel), 2019-05, Vol.7 (5), p.112
  • Description: UK military personnel have faced increased demands over the last three decades; these have affected their wellbeing and caused multiple physical and mental health problems. Currently, bespoke rehabilitation systems may recommend participation in sports programmes. Although research attention has been drawn to the short-term positive effects of these programmes, their long-term impact on psychological wellbeing is unknown. To address this gap, the current study explored the long-term impact of a sports programme on UK military personnel's ability to make changes in their day-to-day life through the lens of psychological wellbeing. For this purpose, UK military personnel (n = 97) completed an online survey aiming to provide a quantitative and qualitative picture of their experiences of an outdoor and adventure sports programme, underpinned by the basic psychological needs theory, six months following completion. Findings suggest that 75% of respondents found that the course was useful for facilitating adaptive changes. Content analysis suggests that elements of the course seem to satisfy their basic psychological needs of competence, relatedness and autonomy. Activities initiated six months after the course are mostly aligned with improved psychological wellbeing. Useful theoretical and applied implications are discussed.
  • Publisher: Switzerland: MDPI AG
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2075-4663
    EISSN: 2075-4663
    DOI: 10.3390/sports7050112
    PMID: 31096566
  • Source: PubMed Central
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