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An Investigation of the Effects of Sensation Seeking and Impulsivity on Extreme Sport Participation and Injury Using Path Analysis
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Weishaar, Megan G.; Kentopp, Shane D.; Wallace, Gemma T.; Conner, Bradley T. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Extreme sport participation and injury rates have increased in recent decades. This study aimed to investigate sub-dimensions of impulsivity and sensation seeking that contribute to participation and injury risk in extreme sports. Participants: Data included cross-sectional survey responses from 7,109 college students (Mage=19.68, SD =…
Descriptors: Injuries, Athletics, Predictor Variables, Young Adults
The Externalizing and Internalizing Pathways to Marijuana Use Initiation: Examining the Synergistic Effects of Impulsiveness and Sensation Seeking
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Wasserman, Alexander M.; Shaw-Meadow, K. J.; Moon, T. J.; Karns-Wright, T. E.; Mathias, C. W.; Hill-Kapturczak, N.; Dougherty, D. M. – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Adolescent marijuana use has become increasingly more problematic compared with the past; thus, understanding developmental processes that increase the liability of marijuana use is essential. Two developmental pathways to adolescent substance use have been proposed: an externalizing pathway that emphasizes the expression of aggressive and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Marijuana, Drug Abuse, Aggression
The Association between Sensation Seeking and E-Cigarette Use in Texas Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Case, Kathleen R.; Loukas, Alexandra; Harrell, Melissa B.; Wilkinson, Anna V.; Springer, Andrew E.; Pérez, Adriana; Creamer, MeLisa R.; Perry, Cheryl L. – Journal of American College Health, 2017
Objective: To examine the associations between sensation seeking and ever and current e-cigarette use in Texas young adults (18-29 years old). Current cigarette use was examined as a potential effect modifier of the associations. Participants: Participants included college students enrolled in four-year and two-year colleges in four metropolitan…
Descriptors: Smoking, Regression (Statistics), College Students, Case Studies
Deciding in the Dark: Age Differences in Intuitive Risk Judgment
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Shulman, Elizabeth P.; Cauffman, Elizabeth – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Elevated levels of risky behavior in adolescence may signal developmental change in unconscious appraisal of risk. Yet, prior research examining adolescent risk judgment has used tasks that elicit conscious deliberation. The present study, in contrast, attempts to characterize age differences in (less conscious) intuitive impressions of risk.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Risk, Intuition, Adolescents
Early Adolescent Sexual Debut: The Mediating Role of Working Memory Ability, Sensation Seeking, and Impulsivity
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Khurana, Atika; Romer, Daniel; Betancourt, Laura M.; Brodsky, Nancy L.; Giannetta, Joan M.; Hurt, Hallam – Developmental Psychology, 2012
Although deficits in working memory ability have been implicated in suboptimal decision making and risk taking among adolescents, its influence on early sexual initiation has so far not been examined. Analyzing 2 waves of panel data from a community sample of adolescents (N = 347; Mean age[subscript baseline] = 13.4 years), assessed 1 year apart,…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Sexuality, Short Term Memory, Conceptual Tempo
Toward a Conception of Impulsivity: Components across the Behavioral and Self-Report Domains.
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Gerbing, David W.; And Others – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1987
The components underlying a variety of self-report measures of impulsivity were investigated, as well as the components underlying four behavioral measures involving reaction time, time estimation, and time production. Three broad factors were identified: carefree, spontaneous, and not persistent. Implications for measurement were discussed.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Conceptual Tempo, Construct Validity, Factor Structure