Research involving dozens of studies since the 1960s, employing several varieties of zuckermans sensation. The zuckerman sensationseeking scalev sssv consists of 40 forcedchoice questions designed to assess individual differences in optimal level of stimulation. Sensation seeking scale fall 2009 washington state. Marvin zuckerman is professor emeritus of psychology at the university of delaware. Russell university of british columbia, vancouver, canada psychometric properties of zuckermans sensationseeking scale sss. The sensation seeking scale form v is one of the most widely used of the sensation seek. Marvin zuckerman represents the current approach taken by many psychologists who study traits. The sensation seeking scale sss is a fortyitem questionnaire. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published.
Zuckermankuhlman personality questionnaire shortened. Sensationseeking is a personality trait reflecting the desire to pursue novel or intense experiences, even if risks are involved 1. A sensation seeker is thought to be a person who needs varied, complex, novel and intense forms of stimulation and experience. Washington state magazine connecting you to washington state university the state the world. Zuckermans alternative five factor model and risk taking behavior. Sensation seeking and music preference roanoke college.
The most frequently used measure of sensation seeking is for mvofthe sensation seeking scale sssv. A detailed analysis of the reliability and validity. The sensation seeking scale is one of the most common psychological instrument for measuring sensation seeking. 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. Sensation seeking centro multidisciplinare di psicologia. He called it sensation seeking, and in order to study it carefully he also developed the sensation seeking scale. Zuckerman sensation seeking scalev science of behavior. The sensation seeking scale that was first developed by zuckerman 1964. Developing a brief sensation seeking scale for children. This is a response to gray and wilsons 2007 article. Using the brief sensation seeking scale bsss to predict.
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. Brief sensation seeking scale bsss response categories 1. The reliability and validity of the brief sensation. Form v were examined in a sample of 336 canadians 181 females and 155 males. The zuckermans sensation seeking scale sss has proved to be the most profitable and valid psychological instrument to assess this trait of personality. 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. Relationships between sexting, selfesteem, and sensation. If you answered true to 7 or less of the questions, you are probably not a sensation seeker. Zuckerman created the scale with the purpose of better understanding personality traits such as neuroticism, antisocial behavior, and psychopathy. I can imagine myself driving a sports car in a race and loving it. Based on research regarding problem behaviors and their relationship to both personality zuckerman, 1994 and selfesteem lejuez et al. Marvin zuckerman 1979 believes that this drive for sensation is a general personality trait that leads people to seek thrills, adventures, and new experiences. Zukerman developed a scale sensation seeking scale, sss, 1971 that he developed over time.
Psychometric properties of the brief sensation seeking. Here we investigated the relation between sensation seeking, a supposedly innate personality trait, and career choice in classical and rhythmic students at the academies of music in denmark. The version you completed is a briefer, revised version of the original scale. Item coding the sss consists of 40 items, each having two options from which the participant must choose one.
Sensation seeking and risky behavior sensation seeking is a trait based on the concept that persons differ reliably in their need for novel, complex, arousing, and emotionally complex stimuli and experiences zuckerman, 1979, 1994. Zuckerman sensation seeking scale how is zuckerman. We compared data from groups of 59 classical and 36 rhythmic. The sss has four primary scales disinhibition, boredom susceptibility, thrill and adventure seeking, experience seeking and one total score. Sensation seeking scale sss addiction research center. After its appearance in the mid1960s, the measure underwent considerable development, and the current iteration, form 5 sssv.
Published in 1978 and based on the sensationseeking scale sss ii developed in 1964 and that has evolved over the time. From the zuckermankuhlman personality questionnaire. Citation formats are based on standards as of july 2010. Sensation seeking involves the active pursuit of experiences that many people would find very stressful. The sss is a 40 items selfadministred questionnaire. Surprisingly however, the research into this has very often focused on theoretical considerations. For each question, please indicate which of the choices most describes your likes or the way you feel.
Zuckermans alternative five factor model and risk taking. Zuckerman 1994 defines sensation seeking as 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 experiences. There are different ways to capture the personality traits that differ most between people. Risk is not an essential part of the trait, as many activities associated with it are not risky. This has gone through a few iterations and is currently on its. If you answered true to 8, 9, or 10 of the questions, you are probably somewhere in between on sensation seeking. I like to have new and exciting experiences and sensations even if they are a little frightening and i like doing things just for the. Zuckerman, 1978 back to online interactive tests and quizes.
Despite the obvious importance of deciding which career to pursue, little is known about the influence of personality on career choice. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between risk taking behaviorperception and five factors of personality affm. For example, one choice might be, i would like to learn to fly an airplane indicating greater sensationseeking versus i. The zuckerman fivefactor alternative personality model zuckerman et al. It was created in 1964 by marvin zuckerman, at the university of delaware.
The sensation seeking scale is a dispositional measure designed to assess individual differences in the seeking of varied, novel, complex and intense sensations and experiences zuckerman 1994, p. 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. He has written over 200 articles and six books, including the first edition of psychobiology of personality 1991. I get restless when i spend too much time at home 3. However, the measure has received criticism for its unreliability, length, colloquialisms and forcedchoice response format 27, thereby prompting others to. The sensation seeking in mountain athletes as assessed by. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Zuckerman 1971 reported the dimensions of sensation seeking found in samples of male and female undergraduates in the philadelphia area. Zuckermans sensation seeking scale form v is used widely as a selfreport measure of sensation seeking. The zuckermankuhlman personality questionnaire follows a different approach click here for a wikipedia description of the differences between the approaches. This test will help you determine the level of your sensation seeking disposition. Reliability and validity of the sensationseeking scale. The new scale is much shorter, only 8 items compared with 40 in the original, the wording of the.
If you need to print pages from this book, we recommend downloading it as a pdf. A detailed analysis of the reliability and validity of the sensation seeking scale in a uk sample. The 40item sensation seeking scale zuckerman et al. Zukermans scale is one of the most cited, but one can argue that the scale has various issues, as explained by jeffrey arnett 1994.
Previous work focused on the study of individual differences in this dimension, carried out in the sport field, has. There are no right or wrong answers, everyone is an individual, just. Questionnaire measures of sensationseeking ask people whether they would like to try adventurous activities, such as extreme sports or travelling to remote places. Scoring the sensation seeker self test for women if you answered true to 11 or more of the questions, youre probably a sensation seeker. Zuckerman sensation seeking scale how is zuckerman sensation seeking scale abbreviated. One example of an issues is that the zukerman scale uses dated words, making it less suitable today. Psychometric problems in form v doreen ridgeway and james a. Four factors were identified, and three of them showed good reliability in their loadings across the sexes. In the first study, the aiss was found to be more strongly related to risk behavior than zuckermans sensation seeking scale sss among 116 adolescents aged 1618 years, although the new scale. Please fill in the form and press the submit button.
He developed an interest in one particular trait, and he has studied that trait in great detail. To fill this gap, the goal of this study is the development of the adventure behavior seeking scale based on the sensation seeking theory proposed by zuckerman. Sensation seeking and volunteering for sensory deprivation and hypnosis experiments. Men tend to have higher average scores than women on questionnaire measures of sensationseeking, such as zuckermans widely used sensation. This questionnaire is designed to test your tendency towards varied, novel and intense.