Race and Sex Differences on the Sensation Seeking Scales
- 1 October 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 43 (2), 529-530
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1978.43.2.529
Abstract
The Sensation Seeking Scale, Form IV, was administered to white and black, male and female college students ( ns = 50; N = 200). Analyses showed that blacks scored significantly lower than whites on three subscales, General, Thrill and Adventure Seeking, and Boredom Susceptibility. Females scored lower than males on the scales Thrill and Adventure Seeking, Disinhibition, and Boredom Susceptibility. There were no interactions of race and sex.Keywords
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