Journal of Personality Assessment · 2003 · 94 citations · 8 references
Social SciencesBehavioral SciencesPsychologyItem Response TheoryPsychometricsScale DevelopmentFactor AnalysisPsychological TestingStructural Equation ModelingTest TheoryTrait StructureTrait TheoryConstruct ValidityPsychometric ModelingPsychometric PropertiesPsychometric ReliabilityPsychometric ScalingPsychometric ValidityScale ValiditySensation Seeking
In this study, we investigated the psychometric properties of the Sensation Seeking Scale-V (SSS-V; Zuckerman, Eysenck, & Eysenck, 1978). Participants were 498 undergraduate students at a public university. A confirmatory factor analysis supported the SSS-V four-factor structure. In addition, the internal consistency was high and the convergent validity of the SSS-V was supported. These findings replicate research supporting the construct validity and reliability of the SSS-V in a nonclinical college sample.
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