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dc.contributor.authorMannberg, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorHendrikx, Jordy
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Jerry
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-11T14:16:21Z
dc.date.available2020-11-11T14:16:21Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-09
dc.description.abstractWe test if positionality, i.e., the desire to gain social status, is associated with an increased willingness to take risk among backcountry riders. If positional preferences drive risk-taking behaviour in avalanche terrain, this is especially problematic because the stakes are high and can be fatal. Our analysis is based on data for hypothetical choices from an online survey (N = 648) in North America. We find that positional riders are significantly more likely to boast about riding bold lines, more likely to associate steep riding with social respect, and more likely to say that they would accept to ride a potentially risky line. The positionality effect is present regardless of level of avalanche training. We discuss implications for avalanche training and education.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMannberg, Hendrikx, Johnson. Risky positioning–social aspirations and risk-taking behaviour in avalanche terrain. Leisure Studies. 2020en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1842164
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/02614367.2020.1831046
dc.identifier.issn0261-4367
dc.identifier.issn1466-4496
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/19824
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.journalLeisure Studies
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/FRIHUMSAM/262626/Norway/The risks we take and the life we make - Effects of positional concerns and bounded rationality on risk taking behaviour//en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210en_US
dc.titleRisky positioning–social aspirations and risk-taking behaviour in avalanche terrainen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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