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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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The association between sensation seeking and well-being among college-attending emerging adults. / Ravert, Russell D.; Schwartz, Seth J; Zamboanga, Byron L.; Brent Donnellan, M.; Kim, Su Yeong; Weisskirch, Robert S.; Ham, Lindsay S.; Bersamin, Melina M.
In: Journal of College Student Development, Vol. 54, No. 1, 27.05.2013, p. 17-28.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - The association between sensation seeking and well-being among college-attending emerging adults
AU - Ravert, Russell D.
AU - Schwartz, Seth J
AU - Zamboanga, Byron L.
AU - Brent Donnellan, M.
AU - Kim, Su Yeong
AU - Weisskirch, Robert S.
AU - Ham, Lindsay S.
AU - Bersamin, Melina M.
PY - 2013/5/27
Y1 - 2013/5/27
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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