Abstract
Aim: This study investigated the reliability and validity of the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale (BSSS-8) in both English and Spanish with Latinos, the fastest-growing minority group in the United States, and the correlation between sensation seeking and tobacco and alcohol use. Design: Cross-sectional survey, computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI). Setting: Dallas and Houston, Texas. Participants: A total of 789 Latinos participated in this study. Participants were currently in the work-force, not enrolled in college, and between the ages of 18 and 30 years. Measurements: Participants completed a self-report questionnaire (in either English or Spanish) consisting of items measuring tobacco and alcohol use as well as the eight-item Brief Sensation Seeking Scale. Findings and conclusions: For English-speaking Latino participants, the BSSS factor structure was second-order unidimensional and correlated positively with life-time cigarette use, intention to smoke in the future and amount and frequency of alcohol consumption. For Spanish-speaking Latino participants, a four-subfactor solution for the BSSS provided the best fit to the data although correlations between the four subscales and cigarette use were small.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 79-91 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Addiction |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue number | SUPPL. 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2007 |
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Keywords
- Alcohol use
- Latino
- Risk factor
- Sensation seeking
- Tobacco use
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
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The reliability and validity of the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale (BSSS-8) with young adult Latino workers : Implications for tobacco and alcohol disparity research. / Stephenson, Michael T.; Velez, Luis F.; Chalela, Patricia; Ramirez, Amelie G; Hoyle, Rick H.
In: Addiction, Vol. 102, No. SUPPL. 2, 10.2007, p. 79-91.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - The reliability and validity of the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale (BSSS-8) with young adult Latino workers
T2 - Implications for tobacco and alcohol disparity research
AU - Stephenson, Michael T.
AU - Velez, Luis F.
AU - Chalela, Patricia
AU - Ramirez, Amelie G
AU - Hoyle, Rick H.
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - Aim: This study investigated the reliability and validity of the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale (BSSS-8) in both English and Spanish with Latinos, the fastest-growing minority group in the United States, and the correlation between sensation seeking and tobacco and alcohol use. Design: Cross-sectional survey, computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI). Setting: Dallas and Houston, Texas. Participants: A total of 789 Latinos participated in this study. Participants were currently in the work-force, not enrolled in college, and between the ages of 18 and 30 years. Measurements: Participants completed a self-report questionnaire (in either English or Spanish) consisting of items measuring tobacco and alcohol use as well as the eight-item Brief Sensation Seeking Scale. Findings and conclusions: For English-speaking Latino participants, the BSSS factor structure was second-order unidimensional and correlated positively with life-time cigarette use, intention to smoke in the future and amount and frequency of alcohol consumption. For Spanish-speaking Latino participants, a four-subfactor solution for the BSSS provided the best fit to the data although correlations between the four subscales and cigarette use were small.
AB - Aim: This study investigated the reliability and validity of the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale (BSSS-8) in both English and Spanish with Latinos, the fastest-growing minority group in the United States, and the correlation between sensation seeking and tobacco and alcohol use. Design: Cross-sectional survey, computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI). Setting: Dallas and Houston, Texas. Participants: A total of 789 Latinos participated in this study. Participants were currently in the work-force, not enrolled in college, and between the ages of 18 and 30 years. Measurements: Participants completed a self-report questionnaire (in either English or Spanish) consisting of items measuring tobacco and alcohol use as well as the eight-item Brief Sensation Seeking Scale. Findings and conclusions: For English-speaking Latino participants, the BSSS factor structure was second-order unidimensional and correlated positively with life-time cigarette use, intention to smoke in the future and amount and frequency of alcohol consumption. For Spanish-speaking Latino participants, a four-subfactor solution for the BSSS provided the best fit to the data although correlations between the four subscales and cigarette use were small.
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JO - Addiction
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