Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 17-28 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of College Student Development |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 27 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
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Ravert, R. D., Schwartz, S. J., Zamboanga, B. L., Brent Donnellan, M., Kim, S. Y., Weisskirch, R. S., Ham, L. S., & Bersamin, M. M. (2013). The association between sensation seeking and well-being among college-attending emerging adults. Journal of College Student Development, 54(1), 17-28. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2013.0004