1.1 Sensation Seeking, Novelty Seeking, and Intensity Seeking
Participants responded to a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (Does not describe me at all) to 5
(Definitely describes me). “Please respond to each of the following statements according to how you
would usually describe yourself.”
Here are the 13 items for the Novelty seeking subscale:
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I like to make trips to strange and faraway places...
I like food with a tang…
I want to meet new people…
I like to make friends in some groups of creative people....
I like when my friends surprise me...
I admire people who try to think up new ways of being...
People should dress in a more personal way...
People who are ordinary bore me profoundly...
I need change...
I like new clothes to be different from what I already own...
You should never go back to the same vacation place...
I’ll try to meet people from different countries.
I tend to always seek out new things
Here are the 10 items for the Intensity seeking subscale:
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I like music to be loud.
I like frightening movies…
In amusement park, I prefer fast rides…
I like a movie where there are a lot of explosions...
I like the feeling of standing at the edge on a high place and looking down.
In peacetime, I’d really like to be a passenger in a combat plane.
I like to play video games that give me the feeling of driving a racing car.
I am excited when I’m a passenger in a car that speeds up.
I love video games involving a ‘‘manhunt’’...
I’m attracted to all activities that create intense sensations.