The Development and Application of Primary and Middle School Students' Sensation Seeking Scale
7
Citation
0
Reference
20
Related Paper
Citation Trend
Abstract:
This paper first defined the construct of sensation seeking of primary and middle school students,based upon previous literature and experimental research work and constructed a preliminary questionnaire to measure primary school and middle school students' sensation seeking.After pilot testing and a series of revisions,a 30 item scale,named the Primary and Middle School Students Sensation Seeking Scale,was constructed.Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis found that this scale had two dimensions,thrill and adventure seeking,and disinhibition.These empirical dimensions were theoretically interpretable,and the new Scale was tested to be reliable and valid enough to be applicable to measure sensation seeking of primary and middle school students.The characters of Chinese children and adolescents sensation seeking actually had the same tendency as those showed in other researches.The males' sensation seeking level was higher than that of the females.Children and adolescents' sensation seeking level developed with age.Keywords:
Sensation Seeking
Disinhibition
Exploratory factor analysis
Sensation
Cite
Objective To study the status and influential factors of behavioral problem in primary and middle school students in countryside.Methods A total of 2 363 primary and middle school students were measured with Prediction Test of Problem Children(PPCT),Self-esteem Inventory(SEI),Eysenck Personality Questionnaire(EPQ)and general state questionnaire.Results The detection rate of behavioral problem in the students was 6.3%.The detection rate of behavioral problem was significantly higher in boys than that of in girls(χ2=10.449,P0.05).Gender(odds ratio[OR]=0.492),the relationship between students and teachers(OR=1.624),self-esteem(OR=0.867),and four dimensionalities of personality(OR=1.055,0.976,1.030,0.975) influenced the detection rate of behavioral problem.Conclusion The incidence of behavioral problem is related to personality and self-esteem.Mental health education should be conducted in primary and middle school students in countryside to reduce the incidence of behavioral problem.
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire
Behavior problem
Cite
Citations (0)
The questions and factors were collected by questioning and talking with the experts and middle school students.Exploratory factor analysis was used to construct the theory model of the Sense of Interpersonal Association Control.And confirmatory factor analysis was used to validate the rationality of the theory model.The structure of middle school students’ Sense of Interpersonal Association Control is comprised of 6 first level factors,3 second level factors and 1 third level factor.The self-designed middle school students’ Sense of Interpersonal Association Control Questionnaire can be used as the valid scale.
Association (psychology)
Exploratory factor analysis
Cite
Citations (0)
The study examined correlates of avoidance help seeking behaviors among secondary school students in the state of Kedah, Malaysia. Particularly,the study examined the relationship between implicit beliefs about intelligence, academic goal orientations, perception of social and cognitive competence, classroom goal orientations, threat to self-worth, and avoidance help-seeking behavior in learning mathematics. Surveys were administered
to 1849 secondary school students (1449 Malays and 400 non-
Malays: 900 males and 949 females), aged between 13 and 17 years, who were studying mathematics. The instrument for the survey was adapted mainly from the Pattern of Adaptive Learning Scale (PALS). Descriptive statistics was used to examine patterns of avoidance help-seeking behavior:Pearson correlation was used to examine relationships among the variables. Findings indicated that students who perceived math ability as static and students who perceived peers and teachers as posing a threat to their self-worth are the least likely to ask for help. Students who learnt for mastery and who had a high perception of their math cognitive competence were least likely to avoid help seeking when needed. A stepwise regression analysis identified low task focused goals, high peer and teacher threats, low perception of cognitive competence, and a fixed belief about the nature of intelligence as the five main predictors of avoidance help-seeking behavior in learning mathematics. Discussion will center on these significant psychological factors that have implications for the teaching and learning of mathematics at the secondary school level.
Help Seeking
Cite
Citations (1)
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of gender, grade, and previous psychological help experience on attitudes towards psychological help seeking among preservice primary school teachers. Additionally, the knowledge of participants about university counseling center was examined. Participants were consisted of 147 (110 female, 37 male) undergraduate students from one of the state universities in Turkey. Personal information form and Attitudes towards Seeking Psychological Help Scale- Shortened (ASPH-S) were used as data collection instruments. In order to analyze the data, descriptive statistics, and one way analysis of variance were performed. Findings indicated that gender and grade had a significant effect on attitudes towards help-seeking whereas the effect of previous help-seeking experience did not differ significantly. Regarding the effect of gender, it was seen that females showed more positive attitudes than males. Also, most of the participants (91.2%) indicated that they did not have knowledge about university counseling center.
Yard
Cite
Citations (2)
The aim of this study is to determine the locus of control (LC) and sensation seeking (SS) levels of university female students according to regular exercise participation (REP) and gender (G).This descriptive study was initiated in 2016 and finished in 2017.A total of 623 students, 306 females and 317 males, from different academic departments and universities in Turkey participated in the study.Sensation Seeking and Internal-External Locus of Control (IELC) Scales were used as data collecting materials.The independent t-test was performed in the analysis of the data.The meaning level was accepted as p<0.05 and confidence interval was 95%.SS level of the male is higher than the female (t=-4,091, p=,000<0.05)and the female have higher level of LC than the male (t=4,418, p=,000<0.05).REP was a critical factor for SS (t=6,580, p=,000<0.05)and LC t=-2,584, p=,010<0.05).There was no difference between female REPG and NREPG for LC (t=-1,012, p=,312>0.05)but SS (t=11,331, p=,000<0.05).Additionally; there was no difference between male REP and non-REP groups for SS (t=1,027, p=,305>0.05)but LC (t=-4,133, p=,000<0.05).Further researches are a need to approve the result of this study.
Locus of control
Sensation Seeking
Cite
Citations (1)
Sensation Seeking
Sensation
Cite
Citations (10)
The BASC-SRP-COL is a standardized self-report measure that is specifically designed to measure college students’ perceived levels of positive and negative aspects of personality. As college student mental health problems become more prevalent, it is important to have valid and reliable tools for assessment with this population. After reviewing the research, relevant diagnostic trends, and results found in the BASC-SRP-COL normative sample, it was hypothesized that gender differences would be found in a sample of college students who completed the BASC-SRP-COL. Participants for the proposed study were undergraduate students attending one of two colleges in either North Carolina or Georgia. Gender differences in clinical scales and adaptive scales were examined. For clinical scales, it was hypothesized that males would score higher on the Alcohol Abuse scale, the Atypicality scale, and the Sensation Seeking scale; that females would score higher on the Anxiety and Somatization scales; and that no significant gender differences would be identified on the Attention Problems scale, the Depression scale, the Hyperactivity scale, the Locus of Control scale, the School Maladjustment scale, the Sense of Inadequacy scale, and the Social Stress scale. For the adaptive scales, it was hypothesized that males would score higher on the Self-Esteem scale; females would score higher on the Interpersonal Relations scale and the Relations with Parents scale; and no significant gender differences would be determined on the Self-Reliance scale. A one-way between-groups MANOVA was conducted to investigate gender differences on the BASC-SRP-COL rating scale. Results confirmed that college males were more likely to report higher self-esteem and were more likely to engage in behaviors related to alcohol abuse and sensation seeking. Additionally, college females were more likely to report higher levels of anxiety and somatization. Finally, no significant gender differences were found on the remaining scales. Results were compared with those of the BASC-SRP-COL normative study and with other research. Suggestions for future research and recommendations for college prevention programs were discussed.
Cite
Citations (1)
Background: To provide a theoretical basis for formulating effective measures to relieve test anxiety, we understand the current situation of examination anxiety and coping styles of middle school students from different ethnic groups. Methods: A stratified cluster random sampling survey was conducted on 251 junior middle school students in a middle school in Minhe County, Qinghai Province, using the middle school students' test anxiety factors questionnaire (IFTAS) and the middle school students' coping styles scale (CSS). Results: 1)Increasing the grades and ages, the score of different nationalities of middle school students' test anxieties were higher(F = 4.795, P F = 2.468, P 2) The middle school students' coping style of "pointing to the problem" had statistical significance among grades (F = 6.673, P 3) "Pointing to emotional response" had statistical significance among the genders in the middle school students (t = 2.421, P 4) An analysis of the correlation between test anxiety and coping styles among middle school students showed that the relationship between self-esteem and emotional response was highest (r = 0.395, P 5) The gradual regression analysis of test anxiety and coping style of junior high school students show that "escaping", "seeking social support" and "endurance" were the factors of anxiety of exam in junior high school students. Conclusions: Different national middle school students' test anxiety problems more serious, and most middle school students use "escape" and "seeking social support", "patience" approach. We should guide students to produce the correct coping style.
Test anxiety
Cite
Citations (3)
Objective:To discuss the difference between art major students and ordinary university students about their characteristics of sensation seeking.Methods:135 art major students were compared with 152 ordinary university students about their characteristics of sensation seeking,and analyed in different sexes,grades and majors by multi-way analysis of variance.Results:Art major students' ES,GEN scores were obviously higher than ordinary university students',but the difference in males was not remarkable.The differences of TAS,ES and GEN in female were remarkable.Different majors and grades' interaction of ES and GEN was remarkable;the female's was especially remarkable of TAS,ES and GEN,the trend of development was different.Conclusion:Art study has the possibility to affect the trend of personality development of sensation seeking.
Sensation Seeking
Sensation
Sample (material)
Affect
Cite
Citations (0)
To study the relationship between sensation seeking and risk-taking behavior of university students,it uses the Sensation Seeking Scale and Risk Questionnaire-Risk Behavior Scale of the youth to investigate 786 college students.It finds that:43.1% students belong to the group of low sensation seeking,17.6%students belong to the group of high feeling seeking;the level of sensation seeking of male college students was significantly higher than that of female students;the different grades have no significant difference in adventure seeking factor,inhibit factor and total score;The level of sensation seeking of arts students is significantly higher than the science students;the only-child's sensation seeking level is higher than the not nolychild,but it has no significant difference.College Students' risk-taking behavior tends to be more positive;the boys' adventure behavior is significantly higher than that of girls;risk-taking behavior of arts students is significantly higher than the science students;the score of reckless factor of the not noly-child is significantly higher than that of the only-child.Inhibitory factor and the total scores of sensation seeking have predictive effect for risk-taking behavior.
Sensation Seeking
Sensation
Cite
Citations (0)