@article{ref1,
title="Freeriding-only a need for thrill? Comparing different motives and behavioural aspects between slope skiers and freeride skiers",
journal="Journal of science and medicine in sport",
year="2018",
author="Frühauf, Anika and Anewanter, Pia and Hagenauer, Julia and Marterer, Natalie and Kopp, Martin",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To compare professional freeride skiers (an experienced high-risk cohort) with recreational freeride skiers (a less experienced high risk cohort) and slope skiers (a low-risk sport cohort) in regard to their motives and their reported accident involvement. <br><br>DESIGN: Case-control study. <br><br>METHODS: In an online survey, skiers completed the German Sensation Seeking, Emotion Regulation and Agency Scale and the German Accident and Close Calls in Sport Inventory. Freeriders were further asked about their risk-management strategies and their use of safety equipment. For every professional freerider (total 31; 29% female) within the sample, two matched controls (age, gender) were allocated (slope skier and recreational freerider). Univariate analyses of variance (ANOVAs) and Chi-square differences were calculated. <br><br>RESULTS: Freeriders showed significantly higher sensation seeking scores than slope skiers. No differences were found in the experience of agency while participating; however freeriders experienced higher agency transfers after the activity than slope skiers. No further motivational disparities between recreational or professional freeriders were shown. Both freeride samples reported a significantly higher accident and close call involvement than slope skiers. Accident and close call involvement was not predicted by motives of participation. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Freeriding might provide beneficial transfer effects as shown through a higher agency transfer, for participants into aspects of everyday life. Nevertheless it should not be ignored that the potential behavioural gain of freeriding is at the cost of a higher risk which is underlined by the higher involvement in accidents and experienced close calls of freeriders compared to slope skiers.<br><br>Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1440-2440",
doi="10.1016/j.jsams.2018.11.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.11.002"
}