Sport – zu Risiken und Nebenwirkungen

Niedermeier, Martin; Frühauf, Anika; Bichler, Carina S.; Rosenberger, Ralf

doi:10.1007/s00132-019-03823-5

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“…Alpine skiing is a popular sport, with an estimated number of 400 million skier days annually providing potential health benefits in the areas of psychosocial, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and motor control [ 1 ]. However, as in most sport activities, skiing also inherits the risk of injuries [ 2 ]. Mortality in alpine skiing and snowboarding is higher compared to cross-country skiing (0.77 deaths per 1 million exposure days in alpine skiing and snowboarding vs. to 0.26 in cross-country skiing) [ 3 ].…”

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Risk Factors for Accidents and Close Calls in Junior Freeriders, Adolescent Alpine Skiers and Adult Freeriders—A Comparison

Frühauf

Kopp

Niedermeier

2022

IJERPH

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Understanding factors associated with risk-taking behavior, accidents and close calls could enhance prevention strategies and thus contribute to preventing serious injury or death in the long term. The following study aims to assess these factors in junior freeride athletes in comparison with competitive alpine skiers of similar age and adult freeriders. A cross-sectional questionnaire design was used to assess risk-related variables and potential associated factors. Accident and close call involvement did not significantly differ between the groups (p > 0.080). No significant relationships between gender and risk-related variables were found (|r| < 0.26). Precautionary behavior was higher in freeride adults and freeride juniors compared to alpine skiers (p < 0.001) and deliberate risk-taking was lower in freeride adults compared to junior freeriders and alpine skiers (p < 0.001). Regression analyses revealed that the association between self-objectification and accidents was stronger in freeride juniors compared to alpine skiers of similar age and freeride adults (p < 0.049). Although accidents and close calls were similar between groups, age seems to be an associated variable to deliberate risk-taking and precautionary behavior. The relationship between accidents and self-objectification in freeride juniors implicates a need for risk education in freeriders in the sensitive phase of adolescence beyond the mere presentation of environmental dangers.

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