Sensation seeking og ungdommers bruk av rusmidler
- 24 January 1988
- journal article
- artikel
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Nordisk Psykologi
- Vol. 40 (5), 358-370
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00291463.1988.10636941
Abstract
Pedersen, W., Clausen, S.-E. & Lavik, N.J. (1988). Sensation seeking and adolescent drug use. Nordisk Psykologi, 40, 358–370. Sensation seeking is a personality trait defined by the need for extraordinary, novel, complex sensations and experiences. The most substantive research on the subject has been done by Marvin Zuckerman, identifying four factors pertaining to the trait: Thrill and adventure seeking (TAS), disinhibition (DIS), experience seeking (ES) and boredom susceptibility (BS). As part of a large longitudinal study of adolescent drug use, this article presents a shortened, 18 item Norwegian version of Zuckerman's Sensation seeking scale V. The sample consists of 1027 senior high school students in the greater Oslo area. Through factor analysis the TAS, DIS and ES dimensions were clearly identified. The association between the use of various drugs and the scores on the sensation seeking subscales is presented.Keywords
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