Sensation seeking, impulsive decision-making, and risky sex: implications for risk-taking and design of interventions

By L. Donohew, Rick S. Zimmerman, P. Cupp, S. Novak, S. Colón, Ritta R. Abell. 2000

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Literature and Literary Theory, Social Psychology

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X-Rated (2009, methodology): “Sensation seeking was measured with a five-item scale that combined assessments of impulsivity (Donohew et al., 2000) and sensation seeking (Hoyle, Fejfar, & Miller, 2000), which were summed and averaged (Cronbach’s alpha = .”
maternal characteristics, parenting, and adolescent sexual behavior: the role of self-control (2004, background): “In terms of the psychological correlate of self-control, greater impulsivity leads to sexual activity (Donohew et al. 2000), more sexual partners (Donohew et al. 2000; Kahn et al. 2002), unprotected sex (Kahn et al. 2002; Donohew et al. 2000), and early initiation of sex (Kahn et al. 2002).”
Adolescent Impulsivity: Findings From a Community Sample (2005, methodology): “Sensation seeking, assessed by an adaptation of the Zuckerman Sensation Seeking Scale (Zuckerman, 1994), is related to sexual risk-taking (Donohew et al., 2000) and to risky behavior in general (Hansen and Breivik, 2001).”
Negative urgency and risky sexual behaviors: A clarification of the relationship between impulsivity and risky sexual behavior ☆ (2011, methodology): “Numerous studies have already documented the relationship between sensation seeking and risky sexual behavior (Donohew et al., 2000; Kalichman, Heckman, & Kelly, 1996; Zapolski et al., 2009; Zuckerman, 2007).”
Impulsivity and Academic Cheating (2009, methodology): “We used Donohew et al.’s 12 item measure of impulsive decision making (Donohew et al., 2000).”
Reliability and validity of a brief measure of sensation seeking (2002, methodology): “Using an earlier version of the BSSS, Donohew, Zimmerman, Cupp, Novak, Colon, and Abell (2000) found that inner-city high school students high on sensation seeking were substantially more likely than their low sensation-seeking counterparts to have used alcohol and marijuana, become sexually activ”
Using the Limited Capacity Model of Motivated Mediated Message Processing to Design Effective Cancer Communication Messages (2006, background): “…like gambling, unsafe sex, and reckless driving, some of which are related to increased cancer risk such as smoking and risky sexual behaviors (Donohew et al., 2000; Greene et al., 2000; Jonah, 1997; Parent & Newman, 1999; Sheer & Cline, 1995; Wood, Cochran, Pfefferbaum, & Arneklev, 1995).”
VIEWS OF NATURE AND SELF-DISCIPLINE: EVIDENCE FROM INNER CITY CHILDREN (2002, background): “Consistent with this, impulsivity is consistently linked with risky behavior ( Donohew et al., 2000; McCoul, 2000), aggression and violence (e.g.”
The dual systems model: Review, reappraisal, and reaffirmation (2015, unknown): “…seeking and lower levels of impulse control explain ariation in risk taking, over and above the effects of one another Cyders et al., 2009; Donohew et al., 2000; Quinn and Harden, 2013). or example, one study of college students found that sensation eeking uniquely predicted increases in…”
Executive cognitive functioning and aggression: Is it an issue of impulsivity? (2003, background): “There are several large and comprehensive bodies of research that demonstrate that impulsive, undercontrolled, or dysregulated behavior predicts such problems as alcohol abuse [Colder and Chassin, 1997; Poulos et al., 1995; Virkkunen and Linnoila, 1993], drug abuse [Allen et al., 1998; Luengo et al.”
The five-dimensional curiosity scale: Capturing the bandwidth of curiosity and identifying four unique subgroups of curious people (2018, unknown): “…for impulsive problems such as chemical substance use and abuse, gambling, aggression, and unsafe sexual behaviors (e.g., Coventry & Brown, 1993; Donohew et al., 2000; Hittner & Swickert, 2006; Joireman, Anderson, & Strathman, 2003) yet are also prone to being effective leaders in volatile…”
The development of risk-taking: A multi-perspective review (2006, background): “…that increased impulsivity is related to increases in a variety of prototypical risky behaviors, such as alcohol use, cigarette smoking, gambling, and unsafe sex (Donohew et al., 2000; Robbins & Bryan, 2004; Stanford & Barratt, 1992; Stanford, Greve, Boudreaux, Mathias, & Brumbelow, 1996).”
The Role of Social-Emotional Learning In Bullying Prevention Efforts (2013, background): “which increases their ability to gain friends and social support and makes them more likely to use social problem-solving skills in challenging situations with peers (Donohew et al., 2000; Simons, Carey, & Gaher, 2004).”