Psychological profile of polish skydivers

Psychological Reports

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 263-273

  Próchniak, Piotr ^a  

^a POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY IN S UPSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CONTROL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPORT; STATISTICS; TIME PERCEPTION; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL VALUES; SPORTS; TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952682382     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/09.20.PR0.108.1.263-273     Document Type: Article

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