The sexual sensation seeking scale: Reliablity and validity within a heterosexual college student sample

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-167

  Gaither, George A ^a   Sellbom, Martin ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX THERAPY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL SENSATION SEEKING SCALE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0141509039     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327752JPA8102_07     Document Type: Article

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