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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0748-1756
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Re-Operationalizing Sensation Seeking through the Development of the Sensation Seeking Personality Trait Scale
Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, v55 n4 p250-265 2022
The measurement of sensation seeking has been mired in controversy since Zukerman defined it. The sensation seeking personality trait (SSPT) eliminates many of the psychometric issues found in previous scales and may allow researchers to better understand the role of sensation seeking in the engagement in health risk behaviors.
Descriptors: Sensory Experience, Stimulation, Personality Traits, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Health Behavior, Risk, Adolescents, Adults, Marijuana, College Students, Personality Measures
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Sensation Seeking Scale; Big Five Inventory
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