Avocational Sensation Seeking in High and Low Risk-Taking Occupations.

Musolino, Robert F.; Hershenson, David B.

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ERIC Number: EJ160254

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Publication Date: 1977

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Avocational Sensation Seeking in High and Low Risk-Taking Occupations

Musolino, Robert F.; Hershenson, David B.

Journal of Vocational Behavior, 10, 3, 358-364, Jun 77

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 Seeking Scale. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Response, Individual Needs, Psychological Needs, Research Projects, Risk, Sensory Experience

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Sensation Seeking Scale

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