Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(2):258-265

Sensation seeking tendency between undergraduates in correlation with personality in chosen sports

Petra Krásová1,*, Michal Rost2
1 Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Pedagogická fakulta, Katedra tělesné výchovy a sportu
2 Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Ekonomická fakulta, Katedra aplikované matematiky a informatiky

An Article is focus on interaction between personality and experiencing from the point of view of sensation seeking tendency. The study was done with the Czech undergraduates who practice following recreation sport - swimming, scuba diving and climbing. The correlation fact between particular variable dates has been found out by the help of NEO-FFI, and "Sensation Seeking Scale version V". Results of this study shows, that the highest correlations are between sensation seeking tendency and "Extraverzion" (in positive way) and "Agreeablesness" (in negative way).

Keywords: Sensation Seeking Tendency (SSS); NEO-FFI; Experiencing; Swimming; Scuba Diving; Climbing

Published: September 30, 2008  Show citation

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Krásová P, Rost M. Sensation seeking tendency between undergraduates in correlation with personality in chosen sports. Studia Kinanthropologica. 2008;9(2):258-265.
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