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dc.contributor.authorMannberg, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorHetland, Audun
dc.contributor.authorHendrikx, Jordy
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Jerry
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-06T10:06:24Z
dc.date.available2022-01-06T10:06:24Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-09
dc.description.abstractWe examined the effect of emotions, associated with “powder fever”, on decision-making in avalanche terrain. Background: Skiing in avalanche terrain is a voluntary activity that exposes the participant to potentially fatal risk. Impaired decision-making in this context can therefore have devastating results, often with limited prior corrective feedback and learning opportunities. Previous research has suggested that arousal caused by emotions affects risk assessment and intentions to engage in risky behavior. We propose that powder fever may induce similar responses. Methods: We used the following two experimental methods: laboratory studies with visual visceral stimuli (ski movies) and a field study with real stimuli (skiing exciting terrain). We evaluated the effect of emotions on attention, risk assessment, and willingness to expose oneself and others to risk. Results: Both the laboratory studies and the field study showed that skiing-related stimuli had a relatively strong effect on reported emotions. However, we found very few significant effects on decision-making or assessment of risk. Conclusions: Skiing activities make people happier. However, despite the clear parallels to sexual arousal, powder fever does not appear to significantly impair decision-making in our study. More research on the effects of powder fewer on milder forms of risk-taking behavior is needed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMannberg, Hetland, Hendrikx, Johnson. Powder Fever and Its Impact on Decision-Making in Avalanche Terrain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). 2021en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1933563
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph18189496
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/23610
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
dc.relation.projectIDNorges forskningsråd: 262626en_US
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 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210en_US
dc.titlePowder Fever and Its Impact on Decision-Making in Avalanche Terrainen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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