Skydiving as emotion regulation: The rise and fall of anxiety is moderated by alexithymia

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 424-433

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

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Université d'Orsay   (France)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UFR STAPS   (France)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Emotion regulation; Risk taking; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVIATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANXIETY; AVIATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS;

EID: 51649107917     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.30.3.424     Document Type: Article

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