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BRIEF RESEARCH REPORT article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Sport Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1410930
Validation of the Contextual Sensation-seeking Questionnaire for Skiing and Snowboarding(CSSQ-S)among Chinese Adult Skiers and its relationship with Risk-taking behavior
Provisionally accepted- Shenyang Sport University, Shenyang, China
Objective: To validate the reliability and validity of the Contextual Sensation-seeking Questionnaire for Skiing and Snowboarding (CSSQ-S) among Chinese adult skiers, and to explore the relationship between sensation seeking and risk-taking behavior.Methods: Snowball sampling was employed to gather data from 515 individuals, aged between 18 and 40 years old, with at least one year of experience in skiing or snowboarding.Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and other statistical methods were utilized for data analysis.The CSSQ-S demonstrated strong factor validity, internal consistency, and construct validity. Sensation seeking was significantly positively correlated with injury frequency, and risk perception mediated this relationship.The CSSQ-S can be regarded as a reliable and valid tool for measuring sensation-seeking levels and potential injury risks among Chinese adult skiers, providing a useful reference for ski safety management and training.
Keywords: High-risk sport, Reliability, Skiing injuries, Chinese skiers, risk-taking behavior
Received: 18 Apr 2024; Accepted: 13 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Guo, Gao, Liu, Zhang and Dou. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Guangbo Dou, Shenyang Sport University, Shenyang, China
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