Sensation seeking in England and America: cross-cultural, age, and sex comparisons
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The Zuckerman Sensation Seeking Scale includes items that assess impulsivity.
“the Zuckerman Sensation Seeking Scale (Zuckerman, Eysenck, & Eysenck, 1978), perhaps the most widely used self-report measure of sensation-seeking, includes items such as “I often do things on impulse,””
From Impact of socio-emotional context, brain development, and pubertal maturation on adolescent risk-taking (2013) · cites this paper as Zuckerman, Eysenck, & Eysenck, 1978
Sensation-seeking is likely influenced by reward-sensitivity and follows a developmental trajectory that peaks in adolescence and declines through adulthood.
“Sensation-seeking is likely influenced by reward-sensitivity and follows a similar developmental trajectory, peaking during adolescence and declining through adulthood”
From Impact of socio-emotional context, brain development, and pubertal maturation on adolescent risk-taking (2013) · cites this paper as Zuckerman et al., 1978
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- Authors
- Zuckerman, M., Eysenck, S. B., & Eysenck, H. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Delaware (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- Published
- 1978
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 139-149
- ISSN
- 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-2117
- OpenAlex
- W2042017134
- Cited by
- 1,905
- References
- 22
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- FWCI
- 12.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Psychological and Educational Research Studies
- Keywords
- sensation seeking, cross-cultural comparison, age differences, sex differences, England, United States
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Boredom, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Female, Humans, Inhibition, Psychological, Life Change Events, Male, Middle Aged, Personality, Personality Tests, Sex Factors
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