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Diana
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Username: Diana
Post Number: 281
Registered: 2-2003
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I found this at www.webdb.iu.edu/Hperweb/iole/index.cfm?fuseaction=getdetails&Id=142
Abstract:
Examined why individuals opt to participate in risk taking as a form of recreation by determining if beta-endorphin, a naturally produced opiate-like peptide, is secreted in response to engaging in an activity that features a perception of risk. Ss included 12 18-30-yr-old students. A 2 * 2 factorial design (time * perceived risk) was used. The 2 levels of time were pre- and postexposure to a particular level of perceived risk, and the 2 levels of perceived risk were high and low. Perceived risk was operationalized through the use of ropes course events of similar design but differing in exposure to height. Level of plasma beta-endorphin were assessed from analyses of Ss' blood. Analyses of subjective arousal, pleasure, and desire to repeat were also undertaken. Results show that plasma beta-endorphin were significantly increased in the high perceived-risk condition. Engagement in the high-risk event also resulted in increases in the subjective experiences of pleasure and arousal. Findings indicate that the increased secretion of an endogenous opiate may serve as a powerful incentive to engage in risk-taking behaviors.
Keywords: *Endorphins; *Physiological Arousal; *Recreation; *Risk Perception; *Risk Taking; Pleasure
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