IMPULSIVE SENSATION SEEKING SCALE (IMPSS) /C0(FROM ZKPQ)
Directions: If you agree with a statement or decide
that it describes you, answer TRUE. If you disagree with
a statement or feel that it is not descriptive of you,
answer FALSE. Answer every statement either True or
False even if you are not entirely sure of your answer.
1.(1) (I) I tend to begin a new job without much
advance planning on how I will do it.
2.(6) [I*] I usually think about what I am going to do
before doing it.
3.(14) [I] I often do things on impulse.
4.(19) [I] I very seldom spend much time on the
details of planning ahead.
5.(24) [SS] I like to have new and exciting experiences
and sensations even if they are a little frightening.
6.(29) [I*] Before I begin a complicated job, I make
careful plans.
7.(34) [SS] I would like to take off on a trip with no
preplanned or defining routes or timetable.
8.(39) [I] I enjoy getting into new situations where you
can’t predict how things will turn out.
9.(45) [SS] I like doing things just for the thrill of it.
10.(50) [SS] I tend to change interests frequently.
11.(55) [55] I sometimes like to do things that are a little
frightening.
12.(60) [SS] I’ll try anything once.
13.(65) [SS] I would like the kind of life where one is
on the move and traveling a lot with lots of change
and excitement.14.(70) [SS] I sometimes do ‘crazy’ things just for fun.
15.(75) [SS] I like to explore a strange city or section of
town by myself, even if it means getting lost.
16.(79) [SS] I prefer friends who are excitingly
unpredictable.
17.(84) [I] I often get so carried away by new and
exciting things and ideas that I never think of
possible complications.
18.(89) [I] I am an impulsive person.
19.(95) [SS] I like ‘wild’ uninhibited parties.
Notes :
1.Item numbers in parentheses are those for the
item in the 99 item ZKPQ. An ‘I’ in the brackets
indicates it is an impulsivity item; ‘SS’ in the
brackets indicates a sensation seeking item. The
total ImpSS score consists of all the items, but
some investigators may also be interested in
scoring the I and SS subscales separately. All
items are scored 1 for the ‘True’ response except
for items 2 and 6 where the star after the ‘I’
indicates scoring for the ‘False’ response.
2.This table is adapted from Table 2.3 (p. 46) in M.
Zuckerman (1994) Behavioral expressions and
biosocial bases of sensation seeking, published by
Cambridge University Press.
3.Reproduced with permission.
Impulsive Sensation Seeking Scale (ImpSS) /C0(from ZKPQ 69-item short form)
(Aluja et al., 2003 ).
Variable
The ZKPQ (69-item form) measures the following variables: Impulsive Sensation Seeking, Aggression /C0
Hostility, Activity, Sociability, and Neuroticism /C0Anxiety.
Description
This ZKPQ 69-item shortened version was developed by Aluja et al. (2003) after discovering that several of the
ZKPQ 89-items (without Infrequency scale) were grouped into different factors than in the ( Aluja et al., 2003 )
principal components analyses, while other items were highly correlated among them (and Modification Indexes
regarding covariance among them were also high). The structure of the questionnaire was analysed by
Exploratory (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) procedures. It was found that a 69-item model
showed better fit, similar reliability coefficients, and slightly better construct and convergent validity than the
89-item version. Internal consistency coefficients were acceptable and similar to those reported in Zuckerman
et al. (1993).
Sample
The sample was composed of 1006 undergraduate students (367 male and 639 female) following different
degrees: Law, Education Science, Physical Education, and Marketing, from three Spanish universities. The mean
age was 22.16 years ( SD54.81) for males, and 22.31 years ( SD55.08) for females.364 13. MEASURES OF SENSATION SEEKING
III. EMOTION REGULATION