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Personality Differences in High Risk Sports Amateurs and Instructors
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This study investigated the personality differences of 21 amateurs and 20 instructors who participated in the high risk sports of skydiving, hang-gliding, paragliding, scuba diving, microlighting, and rock climbing, versus those who did not. 38 men and 28 women ( M age = 32.6 yr., SD = 10.0) were assessed using the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire–Revised, the General Health Questionnaire, the Generalised Self-efficacy Scale, and a Type A/B personality measure. Instructors and Amateurs scored significantly higher on Extroversion and lower on Neuroticism than Nonparticipants; however, they differed from each other on the General Health Questionnaire and Type A/B personality scores. Amateurs scored significantly higher on Psychoticism and Self-efficacy than Instructors and Nonparticipants. In conclusion, these test scores suggest that people who are attracted to high risk sports tend to be at the extroverted and emotionally stable end of the scale, with a tendency to exhibit Type A characteristics; however, Instructors' scores on Psychoticism and Self-efficacy are more akin to those of Nonparticipants.
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Some equestrians may fit into the sensation-seeking group, with confidence, high self-efficacy and a strong desire to master the challenge of any high-risk activity, to control oneself and their environment.
“Some equestrians may fit into the sensation-seeking group [90], oozing confidence, with high self-efficacy and a strong desire to master the challenge of any high-risk activity, to control oneself and their environment [87,91,92].”
From What People Really Think About Safety around Horses: The Relationship between Risk Perception, Values and Safety Behaviours (2020) · cites this paper as [87]
The alleged title of high-risk athletes being mad is often accompanied by strong leadership skills, emotional stability, independence and low levels of anxiety.
“However, this alleged title is often accompanied by strong leadership skills, emotional stability, independence and low levels of anxiety [87].”
From What People Really Think About Safety around Horses: The Relationship between Risk Perception, Values and Safety Behaviours (2020) · cites this paper as [87]
Research has found that those who participate in high-risk sports are predominantly extroverts with Type A personality characteristics and tend to be emotionally stable.
“Research has found that those who participate in high-risk sports are predominantly extroverts with Type A personality characteristics and they tend to be emotionally stable [87,88].”
From What People Really Think About Safety around Horses: The Relationship between Risk Perception, Values and Safety Behaviours (2020) · cites this paper as [87]
Some athletes could be described as having a stimulus addiction, whereby daily activities of living may be routine and boring, so pushing physical and emotional boundaries becomes exciting.
“Some athletes could be described as having a stimulus addiction, whereby daily activates of living may be somewhat routine and boring, so pushing their physical and emotional boundaries becomes exciting [87].”
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- Authors
- Watson, A. E., & Pulford, B. D.
- Affiliations
- University of Wolverhampton, UK
- Venue
- Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2004-08
- Volume
- 99
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 83-94
- ISSN
- 0031-5125
- 1558-688X
- Cited by
- 21
- References
- 1
- Language
- en
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