ERIC Number: EJ1008018
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 12
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The Association between Sensation Seeking and Well-Being among College-Attending Emerging Adults
Ravert, Russell D.; Kim, Su Yeong; Schwartz, Seth J.; Weisskirch, Robert S.; Zamboanga, Byron L.; Ham, Lindsay S.; Donnellan, M. Brent; Bersamin, Melina M.
Journal of College Student Development, v54 n1 p17-28 Jan-Feb 2013
Sensation seeking is a known risk factor for unsafe and reckless behavior among college students, but its association with well-being is unknown. Given that exploration plays an important psychosocial role during the transition to adulthood, we examined the possibility that sensation seeking is also associated with psychological well-being. In a large multisite US college sample (N = 8,020), scores on the Arnett Inventory of Sensation Seeking were positively associated with risk behavior, psychological well-being, and eudaimonic well-being. When sensation seeking dimensions were examined separately, well-being was found to be associated with high novelty seeking but with low intensity seeking. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: College Students, Risk, Behavior, Relationship, Well Being, Safety, Personality Traits, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Psychology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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