@article{ref1,
title="Skydiving as emotion regulation: the rise and fall of anxiety is moderated by alexithymia",
journal="Journal of sport and exercise psychology",
year="2008",
author="Woodman, Tim and Cazenave, Nicolas and Le Scanff, C.",
volume="30",
number="3",
pages="424-433",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0895-2779",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}