Murat KANGALGİL, Gıyasettin DEMİRHAN, Osman SARAÇBAŞI, F. Hülya AŞÇI

Perception of Risk and Attractiveness of Extreme Sports Among Turkish University Students

Bu çalışmanın amacı, extrem sporlarında algılanançekicilik ve riskin cinsiyete göre incelenmesidir.Çalışmanın ikincil amacı ise, extrem sporları ile uğraşan ve uğraşmayan öğrencilerin extrem sporlarındaalgıladıkları çekicilik ve risk düzeyleri arasında farkolup olmadığının test edilmesidir. Üniversite öğrencilerinin extrem sporlarına ilişkin çekicilik ve risk algılarını değerlendirmek için araştırmacılar tarafındangeliştirilen, Extrem Sporları Risk Algısı ve ÇekicilikÖlçeği kullanılmıştır. Çalışma grubu 1479 bayan 1259erkek üniversite öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. MA- NOVA analizleri, extrem sporlarına katılım durumuve cinsiyete göre, extrem sporlarına ilişkin algılanançekicilik ve algılanan riskin farklılaştığını ortaya koymuştur (p

Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Extrem Sporlara İlişkin Risk ve Çekicilik Algıları

The aim of this study was to investigate the per- ceived risk and attractiveness of extreme sportswith regard to gender. The secondary aim of thisstudy was to test the differences in perceived risk andattractiveness of extreme sports between studentswith experience in these sports and those without ex- perience. Extreme Sport Risk Perception and Attrac- tiveness Scale , developed by the researchers, wasused to assess university students perception of therisk and attractiveness of extreme sports. The studygroup included 1479 female and 1259 male univer- sity students. MANOVA analysis revaled significantdifferences in perceived risk and attractiveness ofextreme sports in terms of gender and participationin extreme sports (p

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