Not all risks are equal: The risk taking inventory for high-risk sports

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Not all risks are equal: The risk taking inventory for high-risk sports. / Woodman, Tim; Barlow, M.D.; Bandura, C. et al.
In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Vol. 35, No. 5, 21.08.2013, p. 479-492.

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Woodman, T, Barlow, MD, Bandura, C, Hill, ML, Kupciw, D & Macgregor, A 2013, 'Not all risks are equal: The risk taking inventory for high-risk sports', Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 479-492.

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Woodman, T., Barlow, M. D., Bandura, C., Hill, M. L., Kupciw, D., & Macgregor, A. (2013). Not all risks are equal: The risk taking inventory for high-risk sports. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 35(5), 479-492.

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Woodman T, Barlow MD, Bandura C, Hill ML, Kupciw D, Macgregor A. 2013. Not all risks are equal: The risk taking inventory for high-risk sports. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 35(5):479-492.

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Woodman, Tim et al. "Not all risks are equal: The risk taking inventory for high-risk sports". Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 2013, 35(5). 479-492.

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Woodman T, Barlow MD, Bandura C, Hill ML, Kupciw D, Macgregor A. Not all risks are equal: The risk taking inventory for high-risk sports. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 2013 Aug 21;35(5):479-492.

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Woodman, Tim ; Barlow, M.D. ; Bandura, C. et al. / Not all risks are equal: The risk taking inventory for high-risk sports. In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 2013 ; Vol. 35, No. 5. pp. 479-492.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Not all risks are equal: The risk taking inventory for high-risk sports

AU - Woodman, Tim

AU - Barlow, M.D.

AU - Bandura, C.

AU - Hill, M.L.

AU - Kupciw, D.

AU - Macgregor, A.

N1 - As accepted for publication

PY - 2013/8/21

Y1 - 2013/8/21

N2 - Although high-risk sport participants are typically considered a homogenous risk-taking population, attitudes to risk within the high-risk domain can vary considerably. As no validated measure allows researchers to assess risk taking within this domain, we validated the Risk Taking Inventory (RTI) for high-risk sport across four studies. The RTI comprises seven items across two factors: deliberate risk taking and precautionary behaviors. In Study 1 (n = 341), the inventory was refined and tested via a confirmatory factor analysis used in an exploratory fashion. The subsequent three studies confirmed the RTI's good model-data fit via three further separate confirmatory factor analyses. In Study 2 (n = 518) and in Study 3 (n = 290), concurrent validity was also confirmed via associations with other related traits (sensation seeking, behavioral activation, behavioral inhibition, impulsivity, self-esteem, extraversion, and conscientiousness). In Study 4 (n = 365), predictive validity was confirmed via associations with mean accidents and mean close calls in the high-risk domain. Finally, in Study 4, the self-report version of the inventory was significantly associated with an informant version of the inventory. The measure will allow researchers and practitioners to investigate risk taking as a variable that is conceptually distinct from participation in a high-risk sport

AB - Although high-risk sport participants are typically considered a homogenous risk-taking population, attitudes to risk within the high-risk domain can vary considerably. As no validated measure allows researchers to assess risk taking within this domain, we validated the Risk Taking Inventory (RTI) for high-risk sport across four studies. The RTI comprises seven items across two factors: deliberate risk taking and precautionary behaviors. In Study 1 (n = 341), the inventory was refined and tested via a confirmatory factor analysis used in an exploratory fashion. The subsequent three studies confirmed the RTI's good model-data fit via three further separate confirmatory factor analyses. In Study 2 (n = 518) and in Study 3 (n = 290), concurrent validity was also confirmed via associations with other related traits (sensation seeking, behavioral activation, behavioral inhibition, impulsivity, self-esteem, extraversion, and conscientiousness). In Study 4 (n = 365), predictive validity was confirmed via associations with mean accidents and mean close calls in the high-risk domain. Finally, in Study 4, the self-report version of the inventory was significantly associated with an informant version of the inventory. The measure will allow researchers and practitioners to investigate risk taking as a variable that is conceptually distinct from participation in a high-risk sport

M3 - Article

VL - 35

SP - 479

EP - 492

JO - Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

JF - Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

SN - 0895-2779

IS - 5

ER -