SENSATION-SEEKING IN ITALY AND THE UNITED-STATES

Two hundred eleven male and female Italians (ages 15 to 72 years) were administered the Sensation-Seeking Scale, as well as several other personality and attitudinal measures. Relevant demographic information, such as age, education, political orientation, and occupation, was also collected. It was found that samples of male and female college students in Italy did not differ with respect to sensation-seeking scores. Cross-cultural comparisons suggested that Italian female college students are higher sensation-seekers than Japanese and Thai female college students, and similar to American students. Italian male college students appeared to be less sensation-seeking than their American counterparts, and similar to Thai and Japanese males. Factor analysis of the Sensation-Seeking Scale and demographic and personality measures yielded a profile of the high sensation-seeker. © 1979 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.