Finding the daredevils: Development of a Sensation Seeking Scale for children that is relevant to physical risk taking

2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 1101-1106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Morrongiello ◽  
Jennifer Lasenby
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Physical Risk ◽  
Sensation Seeking Scale

scholarly journals The assessment of physical risk taking: Preliminary construct validation of a new behavioral measure

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. e0258826
Author(s):  
Edward A. Smith ◽  
Stephen D. Benning
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Real World ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Behavioral Measure ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Outcome Scores ◽  
Physical Risk

Risk taking is a complex heterogeneous construct that has proven difficult to assess, especially when using behavioral tasks. We present an exploratory investigation of new measure–the Assessment of Physical Risk Taking (APRT). APRT produces a variety of different outcome scores and is designed as a comprehensive assessment of the probability of success and failure, and magnitude of reward and punishment of different types of simulated physically risky behaviors. Effects observed on the simulated behaviors are hypothesized to reflect similar effects on real world physical risks. Participants (N = 224) completed APRT in a laboratory setting, half of whom had a 1.5 s delay interposed between button presses. Exploratory analyses utilizing generalized estimating equations examined the main effects and two-way interactions among five within-subject factors, as well as two-way interactions between the within-subject factors and Delay across four APRT outcome scores. Results indicated that Injury Magnitude and Injury Probability exerted stronger effects than any of the other independent variables. Participants also completed several self-report measures of risk taking and associated constructs (e.g., sensation seeking), which were correlated with APRT scores to assess the preliminary convergent and divergent validity of the new measure. After correcting for multiple comparisons, APRT scores correlated with self-reported risk taking in thrilling, physically dangerous activities specifically, but only for those who did not have a delay between APRT responses. This promising exploratory investigation highlights the need for future studies comparing APRT to other behavioral risk taking tasks, examining the robustness of the observed APRT effects, and investigating how APRT may predict real-world physical risk taking.

Impulsivity, Risk-Taking, and Sensation-Seeking Scale

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Schafer ◽  
Laura Blanchard ◽  
William Fals-Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Sensation Seeking Scale

scholarly journals Relationships between Head Impacts, Competitive Aggression, and Risk-taking Behavior in Collegiate Ice Hockey Players

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 780-780
Author(s):  
M S DiFabio ◽  
T A Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Linear Acceleration ◽  
Head Impact ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Impact Loads ◽  
Head Impacts ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Risk Taking Behavior ◽  
Sensation Seeking Scale

Abstract Purpose To examine relationships between head impact kinematics sustained over a season and competitive aggression and self-reported risk-taking behavior in collegiate club ice-hockey athletes. Methods Twenty male ice-hockey players (19.9±1.2 y.o, 1.8±0.06 m, 78.5±5.7 kg) completed the Competitive Anger and Aggression Scale (CAAS, Range:0-84) and the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale (BSSS, Range:8-40) during the preseason as measures of competitive aggression and risk-taking behavior with higher/lower reflecting higher/lower aggression and risk taking. Penalty minutes (PM) and games played (GP) were taken from official game records. Head impact kinematics (number of impacts, linear mean, peak, cumulative acceleration) were recorded by tri-axial accelerometers worn during games/practices. Spearman correlation was performed to examine relationships between variables. Results The mean number of impacts was 76.6±54.9 (range: 6–171); mean and cumulative acceleration were 36.3±4.2g (range:27.8–42.2g) and 2829.4±2024.9g (range:198.4–6527.2g), respectively. Neither CAAS (mean: 48.7±10.9, range: 24–64) nor BSSS scores (mean: 25.3±4.4, range:15–32) were significantly related to impact kinematics. GP was significantly correlated with number of impacts (r=.63, p=.003) and cumulative linear acceleration (r=.61, p=.004). PM was significantly correlated with number of impacts (r=.52, p=.20) and cumulative linear acceleration (r=.55, p=.13). Conclusion There were no relationships between the head impact kinematics and self-reported aggressiveness or risk taking behavior, but more PM was strongly related to higher head impact loads. Considering PM may be useful in aiding to identify athletes who may sustain higher head impact loads, however, self-reports of behavior may not be.

Risk-Taking Behavior: A Cognitive Approach

1996 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 489-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxie P. Kohler
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
Risk Taking Behavior ◽  
Sensation Seeking Scale

In examining the associations of critical thinking skills and risk-taking behavior, scores on the Sensation Seeking Scale, Form V, Rotter's I-E Scale, and the Cornell Critical Thinking Scale confirm earlier research on sensation seeking in pointing to gender differences that predict more risk-taking behavior by men ( n = 52) than women ( n = 48).

scholarly journals Relación entre la búsqueda de sensaciones y conductas de riesgo en adolescentes ecuatorianos desde una perspectiva de género

2019 ◽  
pp. 32-46
Author(s):  
Dalila Eslava Pérez ◽  
Ginesa López-Crespo ◽  
Enrique Espinoza Freire
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Adolescent Risk ◽  
Conducta Sexual De Riesgo ◽  
Sensation Seeking Scale

El objetivo del estudio era conocer la relación entre las diferentes dimensiones de la variable de personalidad de búsqueda de sensaciones y algunas conductas de riesgo, concretamente el consumo de drogas y la conducta sexual de riesgo, en función del género de los participantes. Asimismo, se estudió si los consumos de las diferentes drogas y la conducta sexual de riesgo estaban relacionados entre sí. La muestra contó con 367 participantes de Ecuador (un 55.6% de chicos y un 44.4% de chicas) de entre 13 y 17 años. Se administraron algunos ítems de la escala The Adolescent Risk-Taking Questionnaire y la escala Sensation-Seeking Scale-V. Los resultados mostraron que la búsqueda de experiencias y la desinhibición son las dos dimensiones que mejor explican las conductas de consumo en ambos géneros y que estos explican la conducta sexual de riesgo en chicos pero no en chicas. Además, se encontró que el consumo de drogas y las conductas sexuales de riesgo presentaron relación en ambos casos. Se plantea así la necesidad de buscar alternativas para que aquellos jóvenes con más necesidad de experimentación canalicen esa característica hacia actividades saludables.

RISK EVALUATION AND RISKY BEHAVIOR OF HIGH AND LOW SENSATION SEEKERS

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tova Rosenbloom
Keyword(s):  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Risk Evaluation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Risk Valuation ◽  
Sensation Seeking Scale ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Evaluation Inventory

This study was aimed at achieving a better understanding of the role of the mediation of risk valuation between personality and risk-taking behavior. A sample of 55 females and 20 males completed the Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS) and self-report inventory of risk-taking in one session and a risk evaluation inventory in another session. The results show a positive correlation between risk taking and sensation seeking and a negative correlation between risk evaluation and sensation seeking. High sensation seekers are found to be higher in risk taking than in risk evaluation while the low sensation seekers are higher in risk evaluation than in risk taking. The meaning and possible implications of these results to the relationship between risk taking and sensation seeking are discussed.

Construct Validity of Sensation Seeking: A Psychometric Investigation

1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Beauducel ◽  
Burkhard Brocke ◽  
Alexander Strobel ◽  
Anja Strobel
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
German Version ◽  
Trait Theory ◽  
Multilevel Theory ◽  
Sensation Seeking Scale ◽  
Psychometric Investigation

Abstract: Zuckerman postulated a biopsychological multilevel theory of Sensation Seeking, which is part of a more complex multi-trait theory, the Alternative Five. The Sensation Seeking Scale Form V (SSS V) was developed for the measurement of Sensation Seeking. The process of validation of Sensation Seeking as part of a multilevel theory includes analyses of relations within and between several levels of measurement. The present study investigates validity and basic psychometric properties of a German version of the SSS V in a broader context of psychometric traits. - The 120 participants were mainly students. They completed the SSS V, the Venturesomeness- and Impulsiveness-Scales of the IVE, the BIS/BAS-Scales, the ZKPQ and the NEO-FFI. - The results reveal acceptable psychometric properties for the SSS V but with limitations with regard to factor structure. Indications for criterion validity were obtained by prediction of substance use by the subscales Dis and BS. The results of a MTMM analysis, especially the convergent validities of the SSS V were quite satisfying. On the whole, the results yielded sufficient support for the validity of the Sensation Seeking construct or the instrument respectively. They also point to desirable modifications.

The Need Inventory of Sensation Seeking (NISS)

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Roth ◽  
Philipp Hammelstein
Keyword(s):  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Conventional Methods ◽  
New Research ◽  
Sensation Seeking Scale ◽  
Temperamental Trait ◽  
Nonclinical Study

Based on the conception of sensation seeking as a need rather than a temperamental trait ( Hammelstein, 2004 ), we present a new assessment method, the Need Inventory of Sensation Seeking (NISS), which is considered to assess a motivational disposition. Three studies are presented: The first examined the factorial structure and the reliability of the German versions of the NISS; the second study compared the German and the English versions of the NISS; and finally, the validity of the NISS was examined in a nonclinical study and compared to the validity of conventional methods of assessing sensation seeking (Sensation Seeking Scale – Form V; SSS-V). Compared to the SSS-V, the NISS shows better reliability and validity in addition to providing new research possibilities including application in experimental areas.

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