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Direct linkConner, Bradley T. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 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)
Peer reviewedMusolino, Robert F.; Hershenson, David B. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1977
This study investigated whether people engaged in high risk-taking occupations would seek or prefer highly stimulating activities of a nonvocational nature more than people engaged in low risk-taking occupations. The high risk-taking group scored significantly higher than the low risk-taking group on all five dimensions of the Zuckerman Sensation…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Response
