Amongst the personality dispositions, sensation seeking (SS) has special relevance in
explaining and predicting types of risk-related behaviours, such as participation in
sports containing high risk and even danger. The prevalence of risk-taking in the
context of sport, and the impact of gender, was the objective of the present study. All
subjects were administered the Sensation-Seeking Scales of Zuckerman Form II and
V (SSS-II & V). The results show that male sports participants are higher risk-takers
than female participants, thus concurring with the general profile of male and female
tendencies concerning sensation seeking behaviour. The resulting data are
discussed and explained within the context of Zuckerman's sensation-seeking model.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1000903 |
| Date | January 2003 |
| Creators | Steynberg, L, Scholtz, GJL |
| Publisher | South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education ans Recreation |
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