Citation

Kerr JH, Svebak S. Pers. Individ. Dif. 1989; 10(7): 797-800.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0191-8869(89)90127-X

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate effects of arousal avoidanceand impulsivity on preference for and actual participation in 'risk' and 'safe' sports. Volunteer undergraduate students (N = 181) completed the Telic Dominance Scale (TDS) and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS). Subjects were also asked to list three winter and three summer sports (a) that, given a free choice, they would have liked to participate in and (b) in which they actually participated. Those subjects choosing and performing 'risk' and 'safe' sports were the focus of this investigation. The results showed that subjects who opted for risk sports given a free choice, and subjects who actually performed risk sports in summer and in winter, scored significantly lower on the TDS arousal avoidance subscale than those choosing safe sports. A significantly lower score on the TDS serious-minded subscale was also obtained for those subjects who performed risk sports in winter. No significant results were obtained from subjects' scores on subscales of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale.

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