# Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/adventure-sports-and-sensation-seeking/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the psychological, sociocultural, and environmental aspects of extreme sports such as surfing, parkour, rock climbing, and skydiving. It delves into topics such as sensation seeking, risk-taking behavior, gender dynamics within these sports, the impact on youth engagement, environmental activism, and the role of these activities in shaping social identity. The papers also discuss the emotional and spiritual experiences associated with participation in extreme sports. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Psychology |
| OpenAlex ID | t13060 |
| Works | 11 |

## Topic papers all

- [Sensation seeking as an explanation for the association between substance use and HIV-related risky sexual behavior](https://scholariq.org/papers/sensation-seeking-as-an-explanation-for-the-association-between-substance-use/)
- [Mental health benefits of outdoor adventures: Results from two pilot studies](https://scholariq.org/papers/mental-health-benefits-of-outdoor-adventures-results-from-two-pilot-studies/)
- [The Integrative and Physiological Effects of Sport Participation: A Study of Adolescents](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-integrative-and-physiological-effects-of-sport-participation-a-study-of/)
- [Sex trafficking and the mainstream of market culture](https://scholariq.org/papers/sex-trafficking-and-the-mainstream-of-market-culture/)
- [Assessing the presence and motivations of orthorexia nervosa among athletes and adults with eating disorders: a cross-sectional study](https://scholariq.org/papers/assessing-the-presence-and-motivations-of-orthorexia-nervosa-among-athletes-and/)
- [Health perceptions and orthorexia nervosa tendencies among academics](https://scholariq.org/papers/health-perceptions-and-orthorexia-nervosa-tendencies-among-academics/)
- [Jouer, acte de construction identitaire?](https://scholariq.org/papers/jouer-acte-de-construction-identitaire/)
- [Effectiveness of indoor rock climbing and bouldering as treatment for depression – a systematic review](https://scholariq.org/papers/effectiveness-of-indoor-rock-climbing-and-bouldering-as-treatment-for-depression/)
- [Psychological predictors of sports injuries in elite ski athletes: a multidimensional analysis of personality, anxiety, depression and inflexibility](https://scholariq.org/papers/psychological-predictors-of-sports-injuries-in-elite-ski-athletes-a/)
- [The Effect of Radiological Assessment of Volunteers for French Paratrooper Training: A Five-Year Retrospective Study](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-effect-of-radiological-assessment-of-volunteers-for-french-paratrooper/)
- [Correction: Psychological predictors of sports injuries in elite ski athletes: a multidimensional analysis of personality, anxiety, depression and inflexibility](https://scholariq.org/papers/correction-psychological-predictors-of-sports-injuries-in-elite-ski-athletes-a/)

## Topic primary papers

- [Sensation seeking as an explanation for the association between substance use and HIV-related risky sexual behavior](https://scholariq.org/papers/sensation-seeking-as-an-explanation-for-the-association-between-substance-use/)
- [Sex trafficking and the mainstream of market culture](https://scholariq.org/papers/sex-trafficking-and-the-mainstream-of-market-culture/)
- [Effectiveness of indoor rock climbing and bouldering as treatment for depression – a systematic review](https://scholariq.org/papers/effectiveness-of-indoor-rock-climbing-and-bouldering-as-treatment-for-depression/)

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