AUTHOR=Cohen Rhonda , Baluch Bahman , Duffy Linda J. 

TITLE=Defining Extreme Sport: Conceptions and Misconceptions

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2018

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01974

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01974

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>One feature of how sport is defined is the distinction between extreme and non-extreme sport. BASE jumping is an example of an “extreme sport” because it involves a high degree of risk, whilst swimming is classified as “non-extreme” because the risks involved are minimal. This broad definition falls short of identifying the extent of risk and ignores the psychological, social-demographic and life style variables associated with engagement in each sport.</p>