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Ausmees, Liisi, Talts, Maie, Allik, Jüri, Vainik, Uku, Sikka, Timo T., Nikopensius, Tiit, Esko, Tõnu and Realo, Anu (2022) Taking risks to feel excitement : detailed personality profile and genetic associations. European Journal of Personality, 36 (6). pp. 965-990. doi:10.1177/08902070211019242 ISSN 1099-0984.
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1177/08902070211019242
Abstract
This study mapped the personality and genetics of risky excitement-seekers focusing on skydiving behavior. We compared 298 skydivers to 298 demographically matched controls across the NEO Personality Inventory-3 domains, facets, and 240 items. The most significant item-level effects were aggregated into a poly-item score of skydiving-associated personality markers (Study 1), where higher scores describe individuals who enjoy risky situations but have no self-control issues. The skydiving-associated personality marker score was associated with greater physical activity, higher rate of traumatic injuries, and better mental health in a sample of 3558 adults (Study 2). From genetic perspective, we associated skydiving behavior with 19 candidate variants that have previously been linked to excitement-seeking (Study 1). Polymorphisms in the SERT gene were the strongest predictors of skydiving, but the false discovery rate-adjusted (FDR-adjusted) p-values were non-significant. In Study 2, we predicted the skydiving-associated personality marker score and E5: Excitement-seeking from multiple risk-taking polygenic scores, using publicly available summary data from genome-wide association studies. While E5: Excitement-seeking was most strongly predicted by general risk tolerance and risky behaviors’ polygenic scores, the skydiving-associated personality marker score was most strongly associated with the adventurousness polygenic scores. Phenotypic and polygenic scores associations suggest that skydiving is a specific—perhaps more functional—form of excitement-seeking, which may nevertheless lead to physical injuries.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||||||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||||||||||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||||||||||||||
SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||||||||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Risk-taking (Psychology), Extreme sports -- Social aspects, Big Five model, Personality | ||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | European Journal of Personality | ||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | SAGE Publications | ||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 1099-0984 | ||||||||||||||||||
Official Date: | November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Volume: | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Number: | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 965-990 | ||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1177/08902070211019242 | ||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | Ausmees, Liisi, Talts, Maie, Allik, Jüri, Vainik, Uku, Sikka, Timo T., Nikopensius, Tiit, Esko, Tõnu and Realo, Anu, European Journal of Personality (Journal Volume Number and Issue Number) pp. xx-xx. Copyright © [2021] (Copyright Holder). DOI: 10.1177/08902070211019242 | ||||||||||||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 2 July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 5 July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
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