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The Wilderness Novelty Seeking Scale
11 Pomeranian University, Slupsk, Poland.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|September 10, 2014
Summary
This study introduces the Wilderness Novelty Seeking Scale (WNSS) to measure novelty seeking in natural environments. The WNSS demonstrates reliability and validity, correlating positively with related traits and negatively with unrelated ones.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Environmental Psychology
Background:
- Novelty seeking is a key personality trait.
- Understanding novelty seeking in wilderness settings is important for psychological research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and validate the Wilderness Novelty Seeking Scale (WNSS).
- To assess the psychometric properties of the WNSS.
Main Methods:
- Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were used.
- Reliability and stability over time were tested.
- Convergent and divergent validity were examined.
Main Results:
- The WNSS showed good reliability and stability.
- Convergent validity was supported by positive correlations with sensation seeking, openness to experience, and need for cognition.
- Divergent validity was supported by non-significant correlations with anxiety and depression.
Conclusions:
- The Wilderness Novelty Seeking Scale is a reliable and valid instrument.
- The WNSS can be used to measure novelty seeking in wilderness contexts.
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