Personen bakom den Kvinnliga Extremsportaren
(2014) PSYK01 20132Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- This study reports the findings of research about female extreme athletes. The aim of the study was to identify differences in personality and anxiety between female extreme athletes, male extreme athletes and exercisers. Big Five personality trait scale and State Trait Anxiety Inventory was used. Further the experience of Flow was measured to find differences between extreme athletes, exercisers, gender and skill level, using Dispositional Flow Scale- 2. The results found that female extreme athletes have lower anxiety and higher extraversion and openness than exercisers. Furthermore results show that the personality traits of extreme athletes are positively correlated with the experience of flow and that skill level is a dependent... (More)
- This study reports the findings of research about female extreme athletes. The aim of the study was to identify differences in personality and anxiety between female extreme athletes, male extreme athletes and exercisers. Big Five personality trait scale and State Trait Anxiety Inventory was used. Further the experience of Flow was measured to find differences between extreme athletes, exercisers, gender and skill level, using Dispositional Flow Scale- 2. The results found that female extreme athletes have lower anxiety and higher extraversion and openness than exercisers. Furthermore results show that the personality traits of extreme athletes are positively correlated with the experience of flow and that skill level is a dependent variable. (Less)
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- author
- Ardow, Isabella LU and Lagerstedt, Malin LU
- supervisor
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- Simon Granér LU
- organization
- alternative title
- En jämförelse mellan kvinnliga och manliga extremsportare och motionärer i personlighet, ångest och upplevelsen av flow
- course
- PSYK01 20132
- year
- 2014
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- anxiety, personality, extreme sport, gender, flow
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 4294365
- date added to LUP
- 2014-02-12 08:51:37
- date last changed
- 2014-02-12 08:51:37
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