Psychological profiles and emotional regulation characteristics of women engaged in risk-taking sports

We investigated the psychological profiles and emotional regulation characteristics of women involved in risk-taking sports. The research sample (N=180) consisted of three groups of women engaged in: (1) non-risk sports (N=90); (2) risk-taking sports for leisure purposes (N=53); or (3) risk-taking s...

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Published in:Anxiety, stress, and coping stress, and coping, 2007-12, Vol.20 (4), p.421-435
Main Authors: Cazenave, Nicolas, Le Scanff, Christine, Woodman, Tim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cognitive science
Computer science
emotional regulation
Emotions
Exploratory Behavior
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender studies
Graphics
Human health and pathology
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Leisure Activities
Life Sciences
Methods and statistics
Neurons and Cognition
Neuroscience
Personality
Personality Inventory
personality profile
Personality traits
Personality. Affectivity
Psychiatrics and mental health
Psychological Tests
Psychology
Psychology and behavior
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Risk-Taking
Role
sensation seeking
Sports - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
women
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Summary:We investigated the psychological profiles and emotional regulation characteristics of women involved in risk-taking sports. The research sample (N=180) consisted of three groups of women engaged in: (1) non-risk sports (N=90); (2) risk-taking sports for leisure purposes (N=53); or (3) risk-taking sports as professionals (N=37). Each participant completed five questionnaires, the Sensation Seeking Scale, the Bem Sex Role Inventory, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, Risk & Excitement Inventory, and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale. The results revealed significant differences between the groups' profiles. Of particular interest are the differences that exist between the profiles of Group 2 (escape profile, masculine gender identity, and high scores on sensation seeking, impulsivity, alexithymia) and Group 3 (compensation profile, androgynous gender identity, average score on sensation seeking, and low scores on impulsivity, alexithymia). We propose that the professional woman might be considered a model for preventing destructive risk-taking behaviors.
ISSN:1061-5806
1477-2205
DOI:10.1080/10615800701330176