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Published on: November 10, 2010
An Exploration of Sensation Seeking in Persons With Disabilities in Rehabilitation
Rebecca S Koszalinski1, R Eric Heidel2, Cynthia J Thomson3
1College of Nursing, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
Purpose:
This study reports the findings of a study about sensation-seeking or high-risk/challenging sports in persons who have disabilities.
Design:
Exploratory, cross-sectional, and descriptive.
Methods:
Two hundred and twenty-three recruitment e-mails were sent to potential participants. Data were collected through Qualtrics.
Findings:
Mean score for Contextual Sensation Seeking Questionnaire for Skiing and Snowboarding (M = 30.21, SD = 8.18) was significantly lower than a sample of able-bodied skiers and snowboarders, t(239) = 2.75, p = .006. Mean for impulsive sensation seeking was lower than the same sample of able-bodied athletes cited in a previous study, t(240) = 4.56, p = .001. Means for the Zuckerman Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire subscales were impulsivity (M = 1.98, SD = 4.05) and sensation seeking (M = 6.75, SD = 2.68).
Conclusions:
This group scored lower in sensation seeking compared to able-bodied high-risk/challenging sports activities participants. Sensation seeking is not a motivating factor in this sample.
Clinical Relevance:
Nurses could encourage rehabilitation patients to engage in challenging activities for personal and group mastery.
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