Emotional change in skydivers in relation to experience

Title
Emotional change in skydivers in relation to experience
Publication Date
2005
Author(s)
Price, Ian
Bundesen, Claire
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Place of publication
United Kingdom
DOI
10.1016/j.paid.2004.08.003
UNE publication id
une:544
Abstract
The nature of the change in emotional experience from before to after a skydiving jump is examined in relation to the experience of the skydiver. The relationship between emotional experience, personality variables, and an addiction construct, is also examined. The results indicate an experience based shift in the change of emotion from pre-jump to post-jump. Novice skydivers (N = 29) experience much greater emotional contrast from pre-jump to post-jump than more experienced skydivers (N = 34) who are much more stable. Skydivers with intermediate experience (N = 42) lie between these extremes. Greater "addiction" to skydiving is strongly associated with greater experience and is uniquely predicted from a lower level of anxiety before the impending jump. Results are discussed in relation to the findings of Celsi, Rose, and Leigh (1993).
Link
Citation
Personality and Individual Differences, 38(5), p. 1203-1211
ISSN
1873-3549
0191-8869
Start page
1203
End page
1211

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