Patients are exposed to stressors such as death anxiety despite the effectiveness of hemodialysis in renal failure. The aim of this study was to investigate relationship between spiritual well-being and sensation seeking with death anxiety in hemodialysis patients. The statistical population included 215 hemodialysis patients in 2013 that 138 patients wer...

The current study evaluated the relationship between self-report and behavioral measures of impulsivity in 98 young adult male subjects. Principal components analysis of the self-report measures revealed four primary factors: the first demonstrated significant loadings with Eysenck’s Impulsivity and Nonplanning scales and all subscales of the Barratt Impulsivity Scale, the second with Eysenck’s...

Background & Aims: The purpose of this study was investigating the relationship of sensation seeking and self-regulation in delinquent and normal adolescent boys. Methods: In this descriptive-correlation study, 80 delinquent adolescent boys who were habitant in Mashhad Training and Improvement Association, Mashhad, Iran, were selected via random simple sampling method; and 80 normal male studen...

This study aimed to develop an Interpersonal Curiosity Scale. In Study 1, a questionnaire with preliminary pool of 56 items was administered undergraduates, and from these, 11items were selected. The main survey college students (n = 839) as web-based 1,500). Factor analysis revealed three factors: curiosity about personal emotions, privacy, attributes. Cronbachʼs alpha showed that these subsca...

A group of rock climbers were classified into two categories, deliberate or precautionary risk-takers, using the Risk-Taking Inventory (RTI). The aim study was to determine if these categories played a role in sensation-seeking behaviour. also aimed type risk-taking behaviour correlated with number injuries sustained by participants. quantitative nature and an exploratory design used. sample 70...

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 bot...