diver`s personality...help needed...

"michal" <michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net> wrote in message
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>
> Hallo!
> I`m writing my master`s thesis of Psychology about divers`personallity
> (exactly anxiety) and temperament. I`m using Cattel 16PF Personality
> Test
> and Zuckermann Sensation Seeking Scale.
>
>
> I`m looking for any infos about this question and i`m loking for
> somebody who could help me in getting these publications.

Just ordinary people enjoying a sport. We're not sky divers you know.

"michal" <michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net> wrote in message
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>
> Hallo!
> I`m writing my master`s thesis of Psychology about divers`personallity
> (exactly anxiety) and temperament. I`m using Cattel 16PF Personality
> Test
> and Zuckermann Sensation Seeking Scale.
>
>
> I`m looking for any infos about this question and i`m loking for
> somebody who could help me in getting these publications.

Just ordinary people enjoying a sport. We're not sky divers you know.

In article <36ss5nF54kd1tU1@individual.net>, <f9@freeinternet.com> wrote:
>"michal" <michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> Hallo!
>> I`m writing my master`s thesis of Psychology about divers`personallity
>> (exactly anxiety) and temperament. I`m using Cattel 16PF Personality
>> Test
>> and Zuckermann Sensation Seeking Scale.
>>
>>
>> I`m looking for any infos about this question and i`m loking for
>> somebody who could help me in getting these publications.

How do you plan to obtain a repersentative sample of scuba divers out
of the population at large?

I ask, because I have had problems making such a selection to even
give a honest estimate of the number of active divers and the amount
of diving going on.

I ended using compressor hours in compressor vendors service logs as
an estimate of the diving activity. Just to hint of the problems involved.


>Just ordinary people enjoying a sport. We're not sky divers you know.

Sky divers are a lot easier to count. You need officially sanctioned
aircraft on officially logged trips to sky dive.

-- mrr

In article <36ss5nF54kd1tU1@individual.net>, <f9@freeinternet.com> wrote:
>"michal" <michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net> wrote in message
>news:michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net...
>>
>> Hallo!
>> I`m writing my master`s thesis of Psychology about divers`personallity
>> (exactly anxiety) and temperament. I`m using Cattel 16PF Personality
>> Test
>> and Zuckermann Sensation Seeking Scale.
>>
>>
>> I`m looking for any infos about this question and i`m loking for
>> somebody who could help me in getting these publications.

How do you plan to obtain a repersentative sample of scuba divers out
of the population at large?

I ask, because I have had problems making such a selection to even
give a honest estimate of the number of active divers and the amount
of diving going on.

I ended using compressor hours in compressor vendors service logs as
an estimate of the diving activity. Just to hint of the problems involved.


>Just ordinary people enjoying a sport. We're not sky divers you know.

Sky divers are a lot easier to count. You need officially sanctioned
aircraft on officially logged trips to sky dive.

-- mrr

In article <36ss5nF54kd1tU1@individual.net>, <f9@freeinternet.com> wrote:
>"michal" <michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net> wrote in message
>news:michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net...
>>
>> Hallo!
>> I`m writing my master`s thesis of Psychology about divers`personallity
>> (exactly anxiety) and temperament. I`m using Cattel 16PF Personality
>> Test
>> and Zuckermann Sensation Seeking Scale.
>>
>>
>> I`m looking for any infos about this question and i`m loking for
>> somebody who could help me in getting these publications.

How do you plan to obtain a repersentative sample of scuba divers out
of the population at large?

I ask, because I have had problems making such a selection to even
give a honest estimate of the number of active divers and the amount
of diving going on.

I ended using compressor hours in compressor vendors service logs as
an estimate of the diving activity. Just to hint of the problems involved.


>Just ordinary people enjoying a sport. We're not sky divers you know.

Sky divers are a lot easier to count. You need officially sanctioned
aircraft on officially logged trips to sky dive.

-- mrr

In article <36ss5nF54kd1tU1@individual.net>, <f9@freeinternet.com> wrote:
>"michal" <michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net> wrote in message
>news:michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net...
>>
>> Hallo!
>> I`m writing my master`s thesis of Psychology about divers`personallity
>> (exactly anxiety) and temperament. I`m using Cattel 16PF Personality
>> Test
>> and Zuckermann Sensation Seeking Scale.
>>
>>
>> I`m looking for any infos about this question and i`m loking for
>> somebody who could help me in getting these publications.

How do you plan to obtain a repersentative sample of scuba divers out
of the population at large?

I ask, because I have had problems making such a selection to even
give a honest estimate of the number of active divers and the amount
of diving going on.

I ended using compressor hours in compressor vendors service logs as
an estimate of the diving activity. Just to hint of the problems involved.


>Just ordinary people enjoying a sport. We're not sky divers you know.

Sky divers are a lot easier to count. You need officially sanctioned
aircraft on officially logged trips to sky dive.

-- mrr

In article <36ss5nF54kd1tU1@individual.net>, <f9@freeinternet.com> wrote:
>"michal" <michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net> wrote in message
>news:michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net...
>>
>> Hallo!
>> I`m writing my master`s thesis of Psychology about divers`personallity
>> (exactly anxiety) and temperament. I`m using Cattel 16PF Personality
>> Test
>> and Zuckermann Sensation Seeking Scale.
>>
>>
>> I`m looking for any infos about this question and i`m loking for
>> somebody who could help me in getting these publications.

How do you plan to obtain a repersentative sample of scuba divers out
of the population at large?

I ask, because I have had problems making such a selection to even
give a honest estimate of the number of active divers and the amount
of diving going on.

I ended using compressor hours in compressor vendors service logs as
an estimate of the diving activity. Just to hint of the problems involved.


>Just ordinary people enjoying a sport. We're not sky divers you know.

Sky divers are a lot easier to count. You need officially sanctioned
aircraft on officially logged trips to sky dive.

-- mrr

In article <36ss5nF54kd1tU1@individual.net>, <f9@freeinternet.com> wrote:
>"michal" <michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net> wrote in message
>news:michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net...
>>
>> Hallo!
>> I`m writing my master`s thesis of Psychology about divers`personallity
>> (exactly anxiety) and temperament. I`m using Cattel 16PF Personality
>> Test
>> and Zuckermann Sensation Seeking Scale.
>>
>>
>> I`m looking for any infos about this question and i`m loking for
>> somebody who could help me in getting these publications.

How do you plan to obtain a repersentative sample of scuba divers out
of the population at large?

I ask, because I have had problems making such a selection to even
give a honest estimate of the number of active divers and the amount
of diving going on.

I ended using compressor hours in compressor vendors service logs as
an estimate of the diving activity. Just to hint of the problems involved.


>Just ordinary people enjoying a sport. We're not sky divers you know.

Sky divers are a lot easier to count. You need officially sanctioned
aircraft on officially logged trips to sky dive.

-- mrr

"Morten Reistad" <firstname@lastname.pr1v.n0> wrote in message
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> In article <36ss5nF54kd1tU1@individual.net>, <f9@freeinternet.com> wrote:
>>"michal" <michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net> wrote in message
>>news:michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net...
>>>
>>> Hallo!
>>> I`m writing my master`s thesis of Psychology about divers`personallity
>>> (exactly anxiety) and temperament. I`m using Cattel 16PF Personality
>>> Test
>>> and Zuckermann Sensation Seeking Scale.
>>>
>>>
>>> I`m looking for any infos about this question and i`m loking for
>>> somebody who could help me in getting these publications.
>
> How do you plan to obtain a repersentative sample of scuba divers out
> of the population at large?
>
> I ask, because I have had problems making such a selection to even
> give a honest estimate of the number of active divers and the amount
> of diving going on.
>
> I ended using compressor hours in compressor vendors service logs as
> an estimate of the diving activity. Just to hint of the problems involved.
>
>
>>Just ordinary people enjoying a sport. We're not sky divers you know.
>
> Sky divers are a lot easier to count. You need officially sanctioned
> aircraft on officially logged trips to sky dive.
>
> -- mrr

You are missing the point. Who cares about personalities - it takes all
sorts. Ive been diving for years and met the complete range of people from
nutters to exceptionally nice sensible people.

The inherent need to count and categorise people's characters tells you
nothing about those who take part in the sport. If you really want to know
about people - go ask them face to face. If you want to know about why
'alledged' dangerous sports are on the increase I susgest you read:

Beck, U. (1992) RISK SOCIETY : TOWARDS A NEW MODERNITY. London : Sage.

On the problem of using surveys over interviews try:

Bellaby, P., Lawrenson, D. (2001) 'APPROACHES TO THE RISK OF RIDING
MOTORCYCLES : REFLECTIONS ON THE PROBLEM OF RECONCILING STATISTICAL RISK
ASSESSMENT AND MOTOCYCLISTS' OWN REASONS FOR RIDING', The Sociological
Review, 49 (3):368-388

It's a real eye opener.

"Morten Reistad" <firstname@lastname.pr1v.n0> wrote in message
news:rujbuc.lgt1.ln@via.reistad.priv.no...
> In article <36ss5nF54kd1tU1@individual.net>, <f9@freeinternet.com> wrote:
>>"michal" <michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net> wrote in message
>>news:michal.1k5boz@forums.deeperblue.net...
>>>
>>> Hallo!
>>> I`m writing my master`s thesis of Psychology about divers`personallity
>>> (exactly anxiety) and temperament. I`m using Cattel 16PF Personality
>>> Test
>>> and Zuckermann Sensation Seeking Scale.
>>>
>>>
>>> I`m looking for any infos about this question and i`m loking for
>>> somebody who could help me in getting these publications.
>
> How do you plan to obtain a repersentative sample of scuba divers out
> of the population at large?
>
> I ask, because I have had problems making such a selection to even
> give a honest estimate of the number of active divers and the amount
> of diving going on.
>
> I ended using compressor hours in compressor vendors service logs as
> an estimate of the diving activity. Just to hint of the problems involved.
>
>
>>Just ordinary people enjoying a sport. We're not sky divers you know.
>
> Sky divers are a lot easier to count. You need officially sanctioned
> aircraft on officially logged trips to sky dive.
>
> -- mrr

You are missing the point. Who cares about personalities - it takes all
sorts. Ive been diving for years and met the complete range of people from
nutters to exceptionally nice sensible people.

The inherent need to count and categorise people's characters tells you
nothing about those who take part in the sport. If you really want to know
about people - go ask them face to face. If you want to know about why
'alledged' dangerous sports are on the increase I susgest you read:

Beck, U. (1992) RISK SOCIETY : TOWARDS A NEW MODERNITY. London : Sage.

On the problem of using surveys over interviews try:

Bellaby, P., Lawrenson, D. (2001) 'APPROACHES TO THE RISK OF RIDING
MOTORCYCLES : REFLECTIONS ON THE PROBLEM OF RECONCILING STATISTICAL RISK
ASSESSMENT AND MOTOCYCLISTS' OWN REASONS FOR RIDING', The Sociological
Review, 49 (3):368-388

It's a real eye opener.