Personality and performance: Moving beyond the Big 5

R Roberts, T Woodman - Current opinion in psychology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Personality is worthy of consideration in relation to performance.•Research
should go beyond the Big 5 to consider other relevant traits.•The personality–performance …

Socio-cognitive factors associated with lifestyle changes in response to the COVID-19 epidemic in the general population: results from a cross-sectional study in …

A Constant, DF Conserve, K Gallopel-Morvan… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background The aims of the present study were to assess changes in lifestyles in the
general population in response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown and the …

Multiple motives for participating in adventure sports

JH Kerr, SH Mackenzie - Psychology of sport and exercise, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the present study was to explore possible multiple motives for
participation in different adventure sports. DESIGN: Qualitative design, specifically an …

Conceptualizing adventurous nature sport: A positive psychology perspective

S Houge Mackenzie, E Brymer - Annals of Leisure Research, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Research and public policy has long supported links between traditional sports and well-
being. However, adventurous nature sport literature has primarily focused on performance …

Adventurous physical activity environments: a mainstream intervention for mental health

P Clough, S Houge Mackenzie, L Mallabon, E Brymer - Sports Medicine, 2016 - Springer
Adventurous physical activity has traditionally been considered the pastime of a small
minority of people with deviant personalities or characteristics that compel them to …

What factors explain extreme sport participation? A systematic review

O Hornby, G Roderique-Davies, R Heirene… - Frontiers in sports and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objective Extreme sport participation is growing, yet it is still not clear exactly what motivates
individuals to participate in sports where accidents can lead to serious injury or death. The …

Beyond “because it's there” motivations for pursuing adventure recreational activities

A Ewert, K Gilbertson, YC Luo… - Journal of leisure research, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Since 2009, participation rates for adventure pursuits such as kayaking and climbing have
increased over 25%(Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2011). This study investigated the …

Great expectations: different high-risk activities satisfy different motives.

M Barlow, T Woodman, L Hardy - Journal of personality and social …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Research on people's motives for engaging in high-risk activities has typically been viewed
through the single-focused lens of sensation seeking. We provide evidence that …

Who takes risks in high-risk sports? A typological personality approach

C Castanier, CL Scanff, T Woodman - Research quarterly for …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
We investigated the risk-taking behaviors of 302 men involved in high-risk sports (downhill
skiing, mountaineering, rock climbing, paragliding, or skydiving). The sportsmen were …

The relationship between alexithymia, dysmorphic concern, and exercise addiction: The moderating effect of self-esteem

A Gori, E Topino, C Pucci, MD Griffiths - Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
As with other addictions, exercise addiction can severely impact individuals' lives and have
significant psychophysical consequences. Consequently, the study of the mechanisms …