title: Perceptions of high risk sports.
abstract: High risk sports were rated as to risk, appeal, and likelihood of participation by 282 men and 162 women. Ascending order of perceived risk was skiing, scuba diving, bungee jumping, rock climbing, motorcycle racing, hang gliding, cliff jumping, and skydiving. Profile analysis showed stated likelihood of participation to be directly related to appeal and inversely related to perceived risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Pedersen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012737:Sex Factors; D013177:Sports / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology