Study into behaviors and attitudes in sport.

Dear all,
I am currently gathering data for my 3rd year research project at Bangor University, the study looks at people's attitudes and behaviors in sport, specifically, higher risk sports.

If you are 18 or over and have been involved in SCUBA diving for 3 years or more and have a spare 10/15 minutes, your contribution would be greatly appreciated.

Please follow this link to complete the survey:

https://survey.psychology.bangor.ac.uk/riskbehaviors

If you have any questions or queries please feel free to contact me at peu818@bangor.ac.uk

Many thanks in advance.
Miles Hill

Miles,

you should get in touch with Skip (user name Skip) on here. He did a similar survey/work a few years ago.

Good luck
Raphael

Cool, it would be nice to see the findings once you are done with it...

Dive safe,

Celia

Just finished the survey, Miles. Of course, like many personality profiles it records what the subject perceives about themselves rather than what others might perceive about them.

In the Myers Briggs inventory I am a STRONG extrovert. Following three days of personal psychological screening in Princeton required by the state... er... I mean our denomination for all seeking ordination, :) I was deemed to be a STRONG introvert with acquired extrovert skills. Which may indicate why diving alone re-energizes me.

I wonder if you have considered an analytical study of posts in a technical forum setting. Example...

Question raised.
Immediate answer given.
Flame.
Flame.
Flame.
Flame in response to flame.
Explanation (justification) of flame.
More complete answer given.
Random discussion and humor (which tends to settle the dust).
Thanks.

Assuming that any given question has multiple subjects who are vested in the response. We all get to benefit from a spectrum of personalities with information, cautions and judgments which may, in themselves, form a pretty balanced assessment for the forum audience. Hmnn... maybe we do all have a purpose here?

Cheers,

Dan

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Originally Posted by AB8CD

I wonder if you have considered an analytical study of posts in a technical forum setting. Example...

Question raised.
Immediate answer given.
Flame.
Flame.
Flame.
Flame in response to flame.
Explanation (justification) of flame.
More complete answer given.
Random discussion and humor (which tends to settle the dust).
Thanks.

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Hokey smokes, you've pretty much hit the nail squarely on the head. Though you need about 20 more "Flame"s in there. Read the Cadillac Motel Fire on TDS?

PS - I'm an extrovert who loves to ham it up, but have, on occasion, crossed a street to avoid having to decide if I really know a person and do I talk with them or not. Plus I really need some alone time.

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Originally Posted by Squirrel Girl

PS - I'm an extrovert who loves to ham it up, but have, on occasion, crossed a street to avoid having to decide if I really know a person and do I talk with them or not. Plus I really need some alone time.

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I'm the guy up front with the guitar singing loud and greeting everyone at the American Legion bar on dollar Tuesdays... and I enjoy it! But I recharge when I am reading or tinkering or driving or diving alone. You never know Barbara, you may be a closet introvert yourself!

AB8CD....

Your observations of post life cycle on this forum (and other technical dive forums) is actually present in other forums that I am a member of where there is "above average" intelligence required to do the endorphin generating activity well. (the caveat is there because anyone with cash can "do" most of the activities)

If someone were to study why the post life cycle seems to be similar... that may be valuable insight into the mentality required/attracted to this type of activity.

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Originally Posted by Squirrel Girl

Hokey smokes, you've pretty much hit the nail squarely on the head. Though you need about 20 more "Flame"s in there. Read the Cadillac Motel Fire on TDS?

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Surley you meant to do that? (and no, I didn't call you Shirley).

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Originally Posted by Tegg

AB8CD....

Your observations of post life cycle on this forum (and other technical dive forums) is actually present in other forums that I am a member of where there is "above average" intelligence required to do the endorphin generating activity well. (the caveat is there because anyone with cash can "do" most of the activities)

If someone were to study why the post life cycle seems to be similar... that may be valuable insight into the mentality required/attracted to this type of activity.

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Dang Joe... I had to read your post a few times to understand that "post life cycle" wasn't a shot at me 'cause I'm over the hill! But that segues into another, more personal motivation behind my advancing in education or diving or amateur radio or law enforcement, or even in ministry (a VERY dangerous activity)... insecurity.

When I come face to face with a challenge in life, I have a tendency to attempt to master the field... which one realizes as they move up the pyramid, is just forming a smaller peer group, and seldom, if ever, achieving the absolute summit.

So with me, cave diving is an example of a personality fault... not seeking an endorphin release.

Lucky for me I love the outcomes of my brokenness!

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Originally Posted by AB8CD

...Random discussion and humor (which tends to settle the dust)...

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That would be OFG-1 on this forum :-)

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Originally Posted by FW

That would be OFG-1 on this forum :-)

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I was considering giving up on humor and going straight for the flaming. It moves me up the pecking order.

I've completed your survey but I do have a question. At the start, we're asked to select the one risk sport in which we participate. I, and probably quite a few others, participate in more than one. Wouldn't this be useful information for you?

I'm somewhat suprised that motorsports seemed to be missing from the list.

When you've completed your study, please provide the results here. Good luck with your work!

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I'm an extrovert who loves to ham it up

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Originally Posted by AB8CD

Barbara, you may be a closet introvert yourself!

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Years ago my best friend was in pre-med (those were the days - she changed career paths and became a lawyer instead) and was involved in a psychology experiment. She was supposed to get subjects to predict whether their friends would call them introverts or extroverts. But she told me, "I can guarantee everybody will call you an extrovert, but I know you better than they do, and I know you're an introvert."

Every single person said I'm definitely an extrovert, with one exception: my mother. She said, "Everybody probably thinks you're an extrovert, but they're wrong."

Yup - some of us introverts are able to feign extroversion quite convincingly.

Mike

I was looking for a quiz online and found several but I'm not sure which is a "good one". My understanding though is that some people just have a really good balance between the two. The one I used said I was balanced right in the middle which is fitting for me. I believe that most people probably think I'm an extovert but I believe I'm actually more of an introvert. I don't deliberatly fake it though which makes me wonder just how accurate are these test. Anyone know of a site that has a "good quiz"?

My Meyers-Briggs shows me slightly introverted, but I'm right on the boundary and I can switch from being a little bit introverted to a little bit extroverted depending on circumstances. But in almost any circumstance I'm greatly perverted.

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Originally Posted by murfef

I was looking for a quiz online and found several but I'm not sure which is a "good one". My understanding though is that some people just have a really good balance between the two. The one I used said I was balanced right in the middle which is fitting for me. I believe that most people probably think I'm an extovert but I believe I'm actually more of an introvert. I don't deliberatly fake it though which makes me wonder just how accurate are these test. Anyone know of a site that has a "good quiz"?

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the big five (also called OCEAN) is one of the better ones out there today. it is based on a general five-factor model of personality, is easy to take, and is available online with instant scoring and explanation. try here:

http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/


skip

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Originally Posted by OFG-1

I was considering giving up on humor and going straight for the flaming. It moves me up the pecking order.

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So you are coming out of the closet as a "flamer"...

OK, OK... I know! Politically Incorrect. I am beating myself at the keyboard now. (Dang, again Politically Incorrect...)

wow, got some interesting results out of that thing!! LOL

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Originally Posted by skip

the big five (also called OCEAN) is one of the better ones out there today. it is based on a general five-factor model of personality, is easy to take, and is available online with instant scoring and explanation. try here:

http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/


skip

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This test is complete BS. While I agreed with four of the five personailty traits, the statement that I am disagreeable and "find it easy to express irritation with other" is way off base. What retard developed this test?

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Originally Posted by MarineResearch

This test is complete BS. While I agreed with four of the five personailty traits, the statement that I am disagreeable and "find it easy to express irritation with other" is way off base. What retard developed this test?

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