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Anxiety, Stress, & Coping
An International Journal
Volume 10, 1997 - Issue 4
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Preliminary evidence for the role of self-regulatory processes in sensation seeking

Robert L. Taylor III Mississippi State University; Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35405, USA
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James C. Hamilton Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35405, USA
Pages 351-375 | Received 21 Nov 1996, Published online: 29 May 2007
 
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Abstract

Two possible motives for sensation seeking behavior, escape from self-awareness and compensatory self-regulation, were investigated in two studies. In Study I a questionnaire was developed to identify the putative escape and compensation motives suspected to contribute to sensation seeking behaviors. In Study II the factor structure of this new measure, called the Risk and Excitement Inventory (REI), was cross-validated using confirmatory factor analysis, and construct validity was examined. Together these studies suggest that the REI comprises two reliable factors, compensation and escape from self-awareness. Study II showed that these factors have a reasonable degree of construct validity. Limits of the measure and the model are discussed, and suggestions are offered for future research.

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