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Factorial structure of the Sensation-Seeking Scale-Form V: confirmatory factorial analyses in nonclinical and
G Loas1, A Verrier, M F Flament
1University Department of Psychiatry, Hôpital Pinel, Amiens, France. gloas@francenet.fr
Objective:
The factor structure of the Sensation-Seeking Scale (SSS)-Form V was studied in 2 large French samples, using confirmatory factorial analyses (CFA) to test the 4-dimensional model of sensation seeking postulated by Zuckerman.
Method:
The study included 769 healthy subjects and 659 patients who met the DSM-IV criteria for substance use disorders or eating disorders and completed the SSS. The correlation matrices for each of the samples were analyzed using CFA.
Results:
In each sample, we found the 4-factor model to be replicable.
Conclusion:
The multidimensionality of sensation seeking is supported by the results, and the 4-dimensional model of sensation seeking identified by Zuckerman can be explored in French-speaking people.