Dimension: Risk factors start consumption
Area
Personal
Specificity
Unspecified: Legal and illegal drugs
Year
1994
Author
Arnett
Arnett, Jeffrey.
Department of Psychology Clark University, 950 Main St Worcester, MA, 01610
E-mail: arnett@jeffreyarnett.com
Year
2010
Validation Country
Brazil
Author
Gouveia, Pimentel, Gouveia, Freires, Athayde, & Araújo
Author Contact Data
Gouveia, Valdiney
Universidade Federal da Paraíba – CCHLA Departamento de Psicologia – 58 051-900 – João Pessoa – PB
E-mail: vvgouveia@gmail.com
References
Gouveia, V., Pimentel, C., Gouveia, R., Freires, L., Athayde, R., & Araújo, R. (2010). Inventário de Arnett de Busca de Sensações (AISS): Testando diferentes modelos fatoriais. Psico-USF, 15,181-191.
ISSA measures the sensation search feature by means of two dimensions, these are intensity of sensory stimulation and novelty of it by a total of 20 items
Reliability-Validity:
Significant correlations between the ISSA and the risk behaviors of the original SSS scale (Zuckerman, Eysenck, & Eysenck, 1978) in the adolescent population. Subsequently, the relationships found using this instrument also show significant correlations with risk behaviors, specifically with the aggression subscale of CPI (California Psychological Inventory). However, no significant inferences are produced when applied to the adult population where correlations decrease considerably, but higher levels are found among men compared to women in both populations (adolescents and adults).
The items are divided into two factors: novelty (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19) and intensity (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20). Items 2, 3, 6, 10, 13 and 17 are presented inverted. A higher score indicates a greater presence of the sensational sensation trait
Arnett, J. (1994). Sensation seeking: A new conceptualization and a new scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 16, 289-296.
Zuckerman, M., Eysenck, S. B. G., & Eysenck, H. J. (1978). Sensation seeking in England and America: Cross-cultural, age, and sex comparisons. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 46, 139-149.