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Exploring the structure of Zuckerman's sensation seeking scale, form V in a spanish sample

Publicated to:PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS. 95 (1): 338-344 - 2004-01-01 95(1), DOI: 10.2466/pr0.95.1.338-344

Authors: Aluja A; García O; García L

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Universidad Europea de Madrid - Author
Universitat de Lleida - Author

Abstract

The psychometric properties of the original version of the Sensation Seeking Scale (Form V) were analyzed in a sample of 1,006 Spanish university students. The total sample was randomly split into two halves. Exploratory factor analyses were conducted on the calibration sample (n=504), whereas confirmatory factor analysis procedures were performed on the validation sample (n=502). As previous studies have suggested, exploratory factor structure indicated that several items load on a different factor or have loadings lower than .30. Those problems were surpassed when the best five items per factor were factor analyzed again. The confirmatory factor analyses showed that a 4-factor simple structure model gave a clearly imperfect fit. A model of 20 items (5 items per factor) gave a better fit, although with similar problems regarding the low reliabilities of the Experience Seeking and Boredom Susceptibility subscales. The need for improvement of the four-factor structure is discussed.

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Ciência de alimentosCiências biológicas iCiencias socialesEducaçãoEducação físicaGeneral psychologyInterdisciplinarMedicina iMedicina iiMedicina iiiOdontologíaPsicologíaPsychologyPsychology (all)Psychology (miscellaneous)Psychology, multidisciplinary

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The work has been published in the journal PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2004, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Psychology (Miscellaneous). Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q4 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Psychology, Multidisciplinary.

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  • WoS: 10
  • Scopus: 12

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  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 22 (PlumX).