The association between sensation seeking and well-being among college-attending emerging adults

Russell D. Ravert; Seth J. Schwartz; Byron L. Zamboanga; M. Brent Donnellan; Su Yeong Kim; Robert S. Weisskirch; Lindsay S. Ham; Melina M. Bersamin

doi:10.1353/csd.2013.0004

The association between sensation seeking and well-being among college-attending emerging adults

Russell D. Ravert, Seth J. Schwartz, Byron L. Zamboanga, M. Brent Donnellan, Su Yeong Kim, Robert S. Weisskirch, Lindsay S. Ham, Melina M. Bersamin

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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)
Pages (from-to)	17-28
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of College Student Development
Volume	54
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2013.0004
State	Published - 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, 2013, p. 17-28.

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