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Motivations for Risky Adventures
Motivations for Risky Adventures A researcher was interested in learning about the reasons that people chose to engage in high-risk recreational activities., The sparse literature that exists indicates that these individuals were high in an aspect of personality labeled “sensation-seeking” – that they sought the thrill involved in taking risks and facing uncertain outcomes.
The researcher felt there was more to be learned and that other factors might be explaining this preference as well. Not having a sound basis upon which to speculate, however, the researcher approached this research question in a more exploratory way – by interviewing them and letting the adventure enthusiasts themselves identify their motives and reasons. The researcher approached the ImNotScared Skydiving Club and asked for volunteers to attend a 2 hour focus group session. At that session the researcher asked the attending skydivers why they did what they did, and what they felt they got out of skydiving.
Motivations for Risky Adventures
The following are excerpts from the transcripts of three of the skydivers:
CG: 32-year-old accountant, male, Caucasian, works full-time, married with 2 kids, club member for 3 years:
“Skydiving, man, it’s my life! I work during the week, and I can’t wait to get out of the city and get away from it all! There’re no kids, no nagging wife or boss wanting me to do something or go somewhere or pointing out my mistakes.
Motivations for Risky Adventures
My life is my own! And it’s SO beautiful up there! It’s so blue and all. I love to feel like I’m floating and I’m just letting life take me wherever it wants and I know I’ll be okay. I can control some aspects of where I go but I don’t want to – I just want to give myself over to the bigger forces in the universe and become a part of them for a few minutes. There’s nothing else like it.
