BSSS {MPsychoR}

Brief Sensation Seeking Scale Questions (BSSS-8)

Description

Haegeli et al. (2012) where interested in studying risk-taking behaviors of out-of-bounds skiers. The skiers where exposed to the “Brief Sensation Seeking Scale” (BSSS-8; Hoyle et al., 2002). It is a short 8-item scale with 5-point response categories. The scale has 4 subscales (with 2 items each): experience seeking (ES), boredom susceptibility (BS), thrill and adventure seeking (TAS) and disinhibition (DIS).

Usage

data("BSSS")

Format

A data frame with 1626 skiers and the following 8 items (5 response categories):

Explore

I would like to explore strange places.

Restless

I get restless when I spend too much time at home .

Frightning

I like to do frightening things.

Party

I like wild parties.

Trip

I would like to take off on a trip with no pre-planned routes or timetables.

Friends

I prefer friends who are exciting and unpredictable.

Bungee

I would like to do bungee jumping.

Illegal

I would love to have new and exciting experiences, even if they are illegal.

Source

Hoyle, R. H., Stephenson, M. T., Palmgreen, P., Lorch, E. P., & Donohew, R. L. (2002). Reliability and validity of a brief measure of sensation. Personality and Individual Differences, 32, 401-414.

Haegeli, P., Gunn, M., & Haider, W. (2012). Identifying a high-risk cohort in a complex and dynamic risk environment: Out-of-bounds skiing–an example from avalanche safety. Prevention Science, 13, 562-573.

Examples

data("BSSS")
str(BSSS)