Self-esteem in practitioners of adventure sports

• Autor(a) principal: de Godoi, Rosane Camila
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Yoshida, Hélio Mamoru, Teixeira Fernandes, Paula
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Caderno de Educação Física e Esporte
• Texto Completo: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/cadernoedfisica/article/view/23629
• topic: Autoestima; Esportes de Aventura; Psicologia do Esporte; Aspectos Psicológicos; Natureza.; Self-esteem; Adventure Sports; Sport Psychology; Psychology Aspects; Nature

BACKGROUND: In view of the current rise of adventure sports and the various psychological parameters related to these practices, it is necessary to study how these sports, and their inherent risk, are capable of awakening different sensations and how this could affect the self-esteem of its practitioners. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the self-esteem indices in rafting, kayak, mountaineering and skydiving practitioners, evaluating the indexes, and analysing the correlations between the groups. METHODS: For this, the profiles of 73 practitioners of adventure sports (rafting, kayak, mountaineering and skydiving) were analyzed using as an instrument the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, in the version adapted by Hutz. The statistical test adopted was the Kruskal-Wallis, the normality of the data was tested using the Shapiro Wilk test, and all analyzes were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences program.RESULTS: It was possible to verify the high self-esteem indices in all evaluated groups, especially skydivers, suggesting that adventure sports are capable of influencing the psychological well-being and mental health of their practitioners. CONCLUSION: With these data, we can conclude that this study raises the question of psychological well-being through the practice of adventure sports, contributing to a better self-esteem and understanding of the aspects related to this portion of the population, which is still little studied.