Beyond sensation seeking: Affect regulation as a framework for predicting risk-taking behaviors in high-risk sport

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 731-738

  Castanier, Carole ^a   Le Scanff, Christine ^a   Woodman, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Escape self awareness; High risk sports; Negative affectivity; Risk; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049295596     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.32.5.731     Document Type: Article

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