Sensation seeking in England and America: cross-cultural, age, and sex comparisons.

@article{Zuckerman1978SensationSI,
  title={Sensation seeking in England and America: cross-cultural, age, and sex comparisons.},
  author={Marvin S. Zuckerman and Sybil Bianca Giuletta Eysenck and Hans J{\"u}rgen Eysenck},
  journal={Journal of consulting and clinical psychology},
  year={1978},
  volume={46 1},
  pages={
          139-49
        }
}
This study compared the factor structure of the Sensation-Seeking Scale (SSS) in English and American samples, and a new form of the SSS, applicable to both samples, was constructed. Three of the four factors showed good crossnational and cross-sex reliability. English and American males did not differ on the total SSS score, but American females scored higher than English females. Males in both countries scored higher than females on the total SSS score and on the Thrill and Adventure-Seeking… 
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