Sensation Seeking Tendency as a Learning Influence Factor

PTSD and Sensation Seeking Tendency to Risk Behavior as Protective or Risk Factor

Modeling the Tendency to Use Drugs Based on Sensation Seeking with the Mediation of Emotion Dysregulation

Objective: Drug use is a dangerous factor among adolescents. The aim of this study was modeling the tendency to use drugs based on sensation seeking with the mediation of emotion dysregulation (path analysis). Methods: The present study was a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all male secondary high school students in public schools in...

Sensation seeking in adolescents

A multivariate genetic analysis of sensation seeking.

The genetic architecture of sensation seeking was analyzed in 1591 adolescent twin pairs. Individual differences in sensation seeking were best explained by a simple additive genetic model. Between 48 and 63% of the total variance in sensation seeking subscales was attributable to genetic factors. There were no sex differences in the magnitude of the genetic and environmental effects. The diffe...

Sensation Seeking Scale: Indian Adaptation

Sensation seeking refers to a biologically based personality dimension defined as the need for varied, novel and complex sensations and experiences, and the willingness to take physical and social risks for the sake of such experiences. Although researched worldwide for nearly three decades now, there is to date no published Indian study utilizing the concept of sensation seeking. This paper de...