Items were written, using the construct as a guide, and given to undergraduates. This article reports the development of a sensation seeking scale sss designed to quantify the construct. The test used to measure the construct, the sensation seeking scale sss has evolved from the first version, containing only a general scale. Trbs second strategic highway research program shrp 2report s2s06rw1. Pdf the psychometric properties of the original version of the sensation seeking. The sss is a 40 items selfadministred questionnaire. Item coding the sss consists of 40 items, each having two options from which the participant must choose one. The sensation seeking scale for children russo et al. The sensation seeking scale sss is a fortyitem questionnaire. From the zuckerman kuhlman personality questionnaire. If you need to print pages from this book, we recommend downloading it as a pdf.
Zuckerman created the scale with the purpose of better understanding personality traits such as neuroticism, antisocial behavior, and psychopathy. A comparative approach to a human trait volume 7 issue 3 marvin zuckerman. Motivation and emotionbook2018sensation seeking and. Zuckerman, 1979 and cutoff scores corresponding to the upper and lower deciles for the sss were established as a criterion for inclusion in this study. Es, dis and total ss showed the biggest effect sizes see figure 1. The sensation seeking scale sssv and its use in latin american.
Sexual sensation seeking scale ssss items pertain to seeking sensation through sex but the items are not spe. The theory of sensation seeking is divided into two, personal attributes and situational attributes. The sensation seeking scale europes journal of psychology. Marvin zuckerman is professor emeritus of psychology at the university of delaware. Sensation seeking, a personality trait first identified in the 1950s and frequently measured using the sensation seeking scale sss developed by zuckerman, can be briefly defined as a desire for novel and potentially risky experiences. T f if it were safe, i would like to take a drug that would cause me to have strange new experiences. Reliability and validity of the sensationseeking scale. Sensation seeking scale sss addiction research center.
However, low internal consistencies, as well as problems with the replication of the factor structure have been reported repeatedly, especially for the subscales experience seeking and boredom susceptibility. Risk is not an essential part of the trait, as many activities associated with it are not risky. The zuckerman sensation seeking scale sss 6 includes standardized measures of sensation seeking subcomponents. The sensation seeking scale is one of the most common psychological instrument for measuring sensation seeking. Sociodemographic questionnaire to explore sex, age, grade at school, and. He has written over 200 articles and six books, including the. This test will help you determine the level of your sensation seeking disposition. The first sensation seeking scale sss was developed in the early 1960s and since that time the instrument and the theory of the trait have evolved as a function of continuing research around the world. A detailed analysis of the reliability and validity of the sensation seeking scale in a uk sample.
Psychometric problems in form v doreen ridgeway and james a. Form v were examined in a sample of 336 canadians 181 females and 155 males. Zuckerman sensation seeking scalev science of behavior. Conservatism, sensationseeking and music preferences. One example of an issues is that the zukerman scale uses dated words, making it less suitable today. Sensation seeking is a personality trait defined by the search for experiences and feelings, that are varied, novel, complex and intense, and by the readiness to take physical, social, legal, and financial risks for the sake of such experiences. Zukerman developed a scale sensation seeking scale, sss, 1971 that he developed over time. Both pop and surreal art use familiar objects and images of people.
Do not seek out risk for its own sake zuckerman, 1994. Pdf exploring the structure of zuckermans sensation seeking. Exploring the structure of zuckermans sensation seeking scale, form v in a. Effect sizes of the difference in sensation seeking, according to the. Frequency distributions of sensation seeking scaleitems 142 table 4. Ss were randomly assigned to the experimental conditions. Now an integral part of personality testing, including adaptations for use with children, this reissue is a chance to see where it all began. N 25, and n 51 and a small sample of female students n 7 were administered the sensation seeking scale sss, and blood samples were drawn on two occasions to determine plasma levels of androgens and. For example, one choice might be, i would like to learn to fly an airplane indicating greater sensationseeking versus i would not like to learn to fly an airplane. Sensation seeking the most widely known research on risky behavior within natural environments is marvin zuckerman s work on the personality trait called sensation seeking 14. Zuckermankuhlman personality questionnaire shortened. Therefore, it can be said that the actions that contain risk are in parallelization with the behavior of sensation seeking. Zuckerman 1979 conceives the dimension of sensation seeking ss in similar terms.
In sensation seeking and risky behavior, marvin zuckerman offers a comprehensive account of the theory and research on sensation. Marvin zuckerman and his colleagues have identified four factors that. Sensation seeking and risky behavior zuckerman pdf various behavioral expressions of sensation seeking in the domains of vocational. Marvin zuckerman represents the current approach taken by many psychologists who study traits. We suggest you contact the author for more details and suggestions mr.
There are no right or wrong answers, everyone is an individual, just. This survey is provided for general information only, and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own health care professional. Sensationseeking scales measure the level of stimulation or arousal a person will seek. Marvin zuckerman march 21, 1928 in chicago november 8, 2018 was professor emeritus of psychology at the university of delaware. Washington state magazine connecting you to washington state university the state the world. Correlations with statistical image properties in western oil. Zuckerman is best known for his research into the psychobiological basis of human personality, sensory deprivation, mood state measurement, and sensation seeking. Indeed, this is the case with the current data figure s1. Questionnaire zkpq impulsive unsocialized sensation seeking scale impss. Originally published in 1979, this title represents a summary of 17 years of research centring around the sensation seeking scale sss and the theory from which the test was derived.
Answer false if it is not very true or not at all true for you. Impulsive sensation seeking iss is a personality trait comprising the component traits of impulsivity, behavior characterized by little or no forethought, reflection or consideration of the consequences, and often prematurely elicited. Email citation as zuckerman notes, the construct of sensation seeking evolved out of his research in the field of sensory or perceptual deprivation. This is a response to gray and wilsons 2007 article. A trait defined by the seeking of varied, novel, complex, and intense sensations and experiences, and the willingness to take physical, social, legal, and financial risks for the sake of such experience zuckerman, 1994, p. Master gardener class notes, composed and photographed by tabitha borchardt, a graduate of the program and an intern at the washington park. It was created in 1964 by marvin zuckerman, at the university of delaware. The author describes the research and theory on sensation seeking with emphasis on new findings since 1979. Sensation seeking psychology oxford bibliographies. This chapter then explores whether sensation seeking works as a motivational trait for. Zuckermans work on the personality trait called sensation seeking 14. Eysenck institute of psychiatry, university of london this study compared the factor structure of the sensation seeking scale sss in english and american samples, and a new form of the sss. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
A selftest answer each question according to the way you feel. There have been a number of attempts to develop alternative measures of sensation seeking. Gray and wilson analysed the items in the four subscales of the sssv, using a likert type response format and deconstructing the forced choice format of the original. Answer true if it is at least somewhat true for you. Reliabilityandvalidityofabriefmeasureofsensation seeking. Appendix e sensation seeking scale questionnaire naturalistic.
Russell university of british columbia, vancouver, canada psychometric properties of zuckerman s sensation seeking scale sss. The zuckerman sensationseeking scale v sssv consists of 40 forcedchoice questions designed to assess individual differences in optimal level of stimulation. Means and standard deviations for the sensation seeking scale full scale and four subscales for the present sample and for the four samples assessed by zuckerman et a1 1978 145 table 5. Sensation seeking centro multidisciplinare di psicologia. Curbing aggressive drivingwsu graduate students yusheng lin and mark mulder, and assistant professor of marking jeffrey joireman are looking at effects of impulsivity and thrill seeking on dangerous driving. A large body of scientific literature has demonstrated that sensation seeking increases dramatically between the ages. As zuckerman notes, the construct of sensation seeking evolved out of his research in the field of sensory or perceptual deprivation. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise cambridge core to connect with your account. Crosscultural, age, and sex comparisons marvin zuckerman university of delaware sybil eysenck and h. Zukermans scale is one of the most cited, but one can argue that the scale has various issues, as explained by jeffrey arnett 1994. Sensation seeking scale fall 2009 washington state magazine. The sensation seeking scale that was first developed by zuckerman 1964.
It was a project studying the relationship between a subjects number of modifications or lack thereof and their level of sensation seeking. For example, men score higher on impulsive sensation seeking and women on neuroticismanxiety, which matches general patterns in the. Read chapter appendix e sensation seeking scale questionnaire. He called it sensation seeking, and in order to study it carefully he also developed the sensation seeking scale. Looking for the long version of the sensation seeking scale. The multidimensionality of the sensation seeking construct is reflected in the breadth of the four subscales assessed by zuckerman s widelyused sensation seeking scale sss. Sensation seeking is a basic personality trait that has been defined as the seeking of varied, novel, complex, and intense sensations and experiences, and the willingness to take physical, social, legal, and financial risks for the sake of such experience zuckerman 1994, 27.
The sss has four primary scales disinhibition, boredom susceptibility, thrill and adventure seeking, experience seeking and one total score. Sensation seeking in adolescents could be a means of self assertion used by adolescents to achieve difficult goals and to perceive themselves as more independent. Some have equated sensation seeking with risk seeking. Epqr, short version offer selfimage questionnaire osiq test delle relazioni interpersonali tri test. A pathway linking reward circuitry, impulsive sensation. Unfortunately, this book cant be printed from the openbook. The zuckerman kuhlman personality questionnaire follows a different approach. The sensation seeking scales, form v sssv are one of the most widely used inventories for the measurement of sensation seeking. By then investigating zuckerman s sensation seeking scale, the adventure seeking behavioural scale, and various other personality traits associated with sensation seeking theory, this chapter explores how this presents itself in a case study of honnold. Given the many interrelated factors which determine sensation seeking, it is not easy to find a linear causality between variables and response behavior. Sensation seeking zuckerman major reference works wiley. Buzz dr ken carter are you a thrill seeker or chill.
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