Cechy temperamentu u mężczyzn uprawiających sporty wysokiego ryzyka
Temperament traits among men practicing high risk sports

Summary/Abstract: high risk sports to determine their differentiation according to sport discipline and to find the relationships between temperament and sensation seeking. The research involved 158 males aged 17 to 45, practising recreational high risk sports, namely parachuting (n = 98), wakeboarding (n = 30) and snowboarding (n = 30). The group of parachutists was divided into two sub-groups – experts (n = 50) and novice (n = 48). Division was based on the number of jumps executed. The Formal Characteristics of Behavior – Temperament Inventory (FCB–TI) and Polish version of Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS-IV) were applied. Men practising high risk sports were featured by high level of activity and briskness and presented temperament structure with great possibilities of stimulation processing. They were not homogenous group, snowboarders and wakeboarders were characterized by stronger sensation seeking, higher level of activity and emotional reactivity than parachutists. Temperamental selection was not observed among parachutists – the number of jumps executed did not differentiate the temperament and sensation seeking characteristics. The relationships between temperament and sensation seeking were determined.

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