choice response format: 1. I have no desire to do this. 2. I have thought of doing this but will probably not do it.
3. I have thought of doing this and will do it if I have the chance. Two subscales are used in both the experience
and intention forms: TAS and Dis. These two subscales were chosen simply because they lent themselves most
easily to the experience/intentions formats. The scales allow a contrast between past and present behavior and
between behavior and fantasy.
Factor analysis showed a distinction between TAS and Dis factors in the intensions scale for both men and
women, but in the experience scale only for women. The scores are based on the two factors in the intensions
scale although the same factor items are scored in the experience scale for the sake of comparability. The four
scores are: Experience-TAS; Experience-Dis; Intentions-TAS; Intentions-Dis. Experience and intentions correlate
highly for Dis (0.70 to 0.78), whereas they correlate only moderately for TAS (0.44 to 0.58), possibly because the
activities described are more unusual and less likely to have been carried out at a young college age.
Sample
The samples involved in the development of the SSS-VI are described in the original article ( Zuckerman, 1984 ),
not currently accessible to us.
Reliability
Internal Consistency
Cronbach alpha coefficients were high for the two I scales and the E-Dis, ranging from 0.83 to 0.94. They were
somewhat lower for the E-TAS scale (0.62 to 0.66) ( Zuckerman, 1994 ).
Test/C0Retest
Retest reliabilities for a 7-week interval were high, being 0.93 for the E-TAS and E-Dis scales and 0.87 and 0.84
respectively for I-Dis and I-TAS scales ( Zuckerman, 1994 ).
Validity
Convergent/Concurrent
Form VI I-Dis correlated highly with Form V Dis (0.60 to 0.76) as did Form VI E-Dis (0.56 to 0.80). Form VI I-
TAS also correlated highly with Form V TAS (0.64 to 0.79), but Form VI E-TAS and Form V TAS correlated at
lower level (0.37 to 0.53).
Divergent/Discriminant
Zuckerman (1994) reported correlations between SSS-VI and EPQ E-Dis and I-Dis TAS ranging from 20.27
and20.30, as well as 20.30 and 20.28 with the EPQ Lie scale for males and females respectively. The correla-
tions of E-Dis and I-Dis with Crowne and Marlowe Social Desirability Scale were moderate only for men
(20.40).
Construct/Factor Analytic
A principal components analysis was carried out to analyze the structure of the SSS-VI. The intention part
yielded two primary dimensions clearly identifiable as TAS and Dis in men and women. The Experience part,
however, yielded the two dimensions in women but they tended to overlap for men. Of the initial 80 items, 64
loaded over 0.30 on either TAS or Dis factors, and lower on the other factors for both men and women
(Zuckerman, 1994 ).
Criterion/Predictive
The TAS scale ı ´tems were nearly all of intention or desire type, because it was assumed that few young per-
sons would have the chance to engage in some of the more unusual thrill-seeking activities, like parachuting.
Some Dis items referred to preferences or aversions for activities already experienced. ES could be restricted by
lack of environmental opportunity or financial resources. The more behaviorally items were based on reports of
past experiences ( Zuckerman, 1994 ).
Location
Zuckerman, M. (1994) Behavioral expressions and biosocial bases of sensation seeking. Appendices E /C0H New York:
Cambridge University Press.360 13. MEASURES OF SENSATION SEEKING
III. EMOTION REGULATION