Editorial: Understanding Extreme Sports: A Psychological Perspective

Affiliations

¹ Australian College of Applied Psychology (ACAP), Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
⁴ The School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Editorial

Eric Brymer et al. Front Psychol. 2020.

. 2020 Jan 31:10:3029.

doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.03029. eCollection 2019.

¹ Australian College of Applied Psychology (ACAP), Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
⁴ The School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

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Keywords: definitions; extreme sports; learning; motivations; performance; well-being.

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Editorial on the Research Topic Understanding Extreme Sports: A Psychological Perspective

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