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

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 421-435

  Cazenave, Nicolas ^a,c   Scanff, Christine Le ^a   Woodman, Tim ^b  

^a Universite d'Orsay   (France)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Emotional regulation; Personality profile; Risk taking; Sensation seeking; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEISURE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; ROLE; SPORTS;

EID: 35048843233     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615800701330176     Document Type: Article

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