Does the Sensation-Seeking trait differ among participants engaged in sports with different levels of physical risk?;¿Los practicantes de deportes con diferente nivel de riesgo físico difieren en el rasgo Búsqueda de Sensaciones?

Anales de Psicologia

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 223-232

  Gomà i Freixanet, Montserrat ^a   Martha, Cécile ^b   Muro, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Athletes; Personality; Risk taking; Sensation seeking; Sports participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860912966     PISSN: 02129728     EISSN: 16952294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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