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Gratuitous risk: danger and recklessness perception of adventure sports participants

Ebert, Philip A; Durbach, Ian; Field, Claire (2024). Gratuitous risk: danger and recklessness perception of adventure sports participants. Journal of the Philosophy of Sports, 51(2):267-284.

Abstract

Since the 1970’s there has been a major increase in adventure sports participation but it seems that engagement in such sports comes with a stigma: adventure sports participants are often regarded as reckless ‘daredevils’. We approach the questions about people’s perception of risk and recklessness in adventure sports by combining empirical research with philosophical analysis. First, we provide empirical evidence that suggests that laypeople tend to assess the danger of adventure sports as greater than more mundane sports and judge adventure sports participants as more reckless than participants in nonadventure sports. We contextualise these findings within existing psychological risk perception paradigms and outline new philosophical explanations of the identified pattern in laypeople’s risk perception.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:06 Faculty of Arts > Institute of Philosophy
Dewey Decimal Classification:100 Philosophy
Scopus Subject Areas:Social Sciences & Humanities > Health (social science)
Social Sciences & Humanities > Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Uncontrolled Keywords:Risk perception, recklessness, adventure sports, concepts of risk
Language:English
Date:3 May 2024
Deposited On:07 Jul 2024 17:49
Last Modified:31 Dec 2024 04:36
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
ISSN:0094-8705
OA Status:Hybrid
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00948705.2024.2335350
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