The reliability and validity of the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale (BSSS‐8) with young adult Latino workers: implications for tobacco and alcohol disparity research

Addiction - Tập 102 Số s2 - Trang 79-91 - 2007
Michael T. Stephenson1, Luís Fernando Vélez2, Patricia Chalela3, Amelie G. Ramirez4, Rick H. Hoyle5
1Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4234, USA.
2University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
3University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA and
4Epidemiology & Biostatistics
5Duke University

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ABSTRACTAim  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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