Reliability and validity of a brief measure of sensation seeking

Reliability and validity of a brief measure of sensation seeking

We developed a self-report measure of sensation seeking, a dispositional risk factor for various problem behaviors. In two studies, we administered the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale (BSSS) to more than 7000 adolescents. Study 1 participants completed a paper-and-pencil form of the BSSS in mass-testi...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 401 - 414
Main Authors: Hoyle, Rick H, Stephenson, Michael T, Palmgreen, Philip, Lorch, Elizabeth Pugzles, Donohew, R.Lewis
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01-02-2002
Elsevier
Subjects:
Adolescents
Biological and medical sciences
Brief Sensation Seeking Scale
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Measurement
Personality. Affectivity
Problem behavior
Psychological tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Sensation seeking
Substance use
Validity studies
Measurement
Substance use
Problem behavior
Sensation seeking
Human
Personality test
Attitude
Illicit drug
Evaluation scale
Use
Sex
Psychometrics
Personality
Test reliability
Ethnic group
Test validation
Alcoholic beverage
Tobacco
Adolescent
Drug of abuse
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Summary:We developed a self-report measure of sensation seeking, a dispositional risk factor for various problem behaviors. In two studies, we administered the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale (BSSS) to more than 7000 adolescents. Study 1 participants completed a paper-and-pencil form of the BSSS in mass-testing sessions. Psychometric analyses of the resultant data revealed suitable item characteristics and internal consistency of responses to the items across age (13–17 years), sex, and ethnic categories. Study 2 participants, who completed the BSSS individually in an interview format, also provided data on their perceptions of and experiences with licit and illicit drugs as well as a series of additional risk and protective factors. Scores on the full BSSS correlated inversely with negative attitudes toward drug use and positively with drug use; sensation seeking as measured by the BSSS was a particularly strong predictor of the intention to try marijuana in the future. BSSS scores were reliably and predictably associated with other risk and protective factors.
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ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/S0191-8869(01)00032-0