Citation

Woodman T, Cazenave N, Le Scanff C. J. Sport Exerc. Psychol. 2008; 30(3): 424-433.

Affiliation

School of Sport, Health&Exercise Sciences, University of Wales-Bangor, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Human Kinetics Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18648114

Abstract

We investigated alexithymia and the fluctuation of anxiety in skydiving women. Alexithymia significantly moderated the pre- to postjump fluctuation of state anxiety such that only alexithymic skydivers' anxiety diminished as a consequence of performing a skydive. This suggests that skydiving is an effective means of emotion regulation for alexithymic women. However, the significant rise in anxiety shortly after landing suggests that any emotional benefits are short-lived. No anxiety fluctuations emerged for nonalexithymic skydivers. The Alexithymia x Time interaction remained significant when controlling for age, experience, and trait anxiety. Results are discussed in terms of the potential dependence on risk-taking activities for alexithymic women.

Language: en