@article{ref1,
title="Sensation seeking among high- and low-risk sports participants",
journal="Personality and individual differences",
year="1998",
author="Jack, S.J and Ronan, Kevin R.",
volume="25",
number="6",
pages="1063-1083",
abstract="Investigated were the sensation seeking tendencies of a diverse sample of 166 athletes. The main aim of the study was to assess empirical support for Zuckermans (1994) Impulsive-Sensation-Seeking (ImpSS) theory and to replicate and extend previous research findings in this area using high- and low-risk sport participants. The Sensation Seeking Scale-V (Zuckerman et al., 1978) and the Impulsiveness Scale of the Impulsiveness-Venturesome-Empathy Scale (Eysenck and Eysenck, 1978), were administered to both male and female athletes currently engaged in one of eight sport disciplines: Hang-gliding, mountaineering, sky-diving, automobile racing, swimming, marathon running, aerobics or golf. Results provided support for the main thrust of Zuckermans ImpSS theory (a) that sensation seeking is integrated within a broader trait called Impulsive-Sensation Seeking; and (b) that total sensation seeking differentiated between high- and low-risk sport participants. On the other hand, these participants did not differ on the impulsiveness dimension. These and other findings are integrated with respect to Zuckermans (1994) Impulsive-Sensation Seeking model. Limitations of the present study and suggestions for future research are also discussed.<p />",
language="",
issn="0191-8869",
doi="10.1016/S0191-8869(98)00081-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0191-8869(98)00081-6"
}