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Sensation seeking, risk appraisal, and risky behavior
Personality and Individual Differences · 1993 · Vol. 14(1) · pp. 41–52
Paula Horvath(Doylestown Hospital)Marvin Zuckerman✉(University of Delaware)
Adventure Sports and Sensation SeekingRecreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementOutdoor and Experiential EducationSensation seekingPsychologyImpulsivityPersonalityStructural equation modelingSocial psychologyTraitRisk perceptionClinical psychologyDevelopmental psychology
Funding
- Innovative Research Group Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
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Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · 1978 · 1,860 citations
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