Sensation Seeking Pada Perempuan Pendaki Gunung

Various accidental phenomena of female climber often occur as extreme acts as a form of search gratification of sensation. This study aims to understand the search sensation in women mountaineers. This research was conducted in Surakarta city with the informant were 6 women who had climbed the mountain and less than 32 years old. This research uses descriptive qualitative approach with phenomenological research model, data collection using semi structured interview. This research resulted in an overview sensation seeking women mountaineers from the aspects and factors of sensation seeking. There are 2 criteria of mountain climbers that are beginner climber and professional climbers. There are 2 beginner climber informants and 4 professional climbing informants. Level of sensation in the results seen from the criteria of climbers are 2 informants beginner climber get the sensation seeking is tend to be low and 4 informants climber professionals get the sensation seeking tend to be high. Overview sensation seeking women mountaineers are challenged to make the climb and was happy when able to reach the top, gain new experiences, engage in activities that are less responsible, able to handle boredom when saturated with the state. However, in the aspect of behavior without bond tends to be less prominent because only 2 informants who do such behavior, ie said dirty and littering. The sensation seeking factor obtained by hereditary factor is indicated from his desire to get a challenge when climbing the mountain, indication of genetic factors in the form of close family that is mother, father, grandfather who is also a climber and environmental factors is indicated by the frequent of mountain climbing informers to be together with friends -her friend