Alexithymia determines the anxiety experienced in skydiving

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 134-138

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

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Emotion regulation; Risk taking; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AERONAUTICAL SPORT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANHEDONIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DIVING; EMOTION; EXTREME SPORT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SENSATION SEEKING SCALE; SKYDIVING; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE;

EID: 67349162125     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.11.022     Document Type: Article

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