Reframing participation through empowerment: Mechanisms driving Chinese women’s intentions in adventure sports tourism
Wenhao Guo, Yuanji Zhong, Yongshun Wang, Pengwei Chen, Shiqi Zhuang, Jingjin Liu · 2026
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Wenhao Guo and co-workers study why women in China sign up for adventure sports trips such as skiing, surfing, and rock climbing. Such travel is growing, yet social expectations still hold some women back. Their 2026 paper surveys more than five hundred women at well-known activity sites and asks how drive, confidence, and sense of standing shape their plans.
Both inner enjoyment and outer rewards raised plans to take part, but through different routes. Inner drive worked mainly through personal confidence and a sense of public standing. That standing, understood as earning respect and a fair place, proved the strongest path of all. Feeling that a sport was risky weakened these links, so safer planning may help more women join in.
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| CREATOR | Wenhao Guo, Yuanji Zhong, Yongshun Wang, Pengwei Chen, Shiqi Zhuang, Jingjin Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 89814 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |