An assessment of the psychometric properties of the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale and its prediction in safety performan
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An assessment of the psychometric properties of the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale and its prediction in safety performance in a Portuguese adult sample Cátia Sousa 1,2
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Gabriela Gonçalves 1,2 & António Sousa 1,3 & Ezequiel Pinto 1,4
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Abstract This study aims to present the psychometric properties of the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale in a Portuguese sample. Three studies were performed: the first study provides psychometric evidence pertaining to its reliability and factor structure, an analysis of the measurement invariance of the BSSS across gender and age, and an examination of the differences scores on the scale regarding gender, age and marital status (n = 526); the second study consists of an assessment of convergent, discriminant and postdictive validity (n = 240); and the third study includes a test-retest of the BSSS (n = 72). A four-factor model yielded the best fit to the data with good reliability and validity. The scale showed non-invariance between genders and between ages, which makes it less generalizable and susceptible to different populations. Convergent validity with the variables risk taking, need for arousal and extraversion, and discriminant validity between neuroticism, agreeableness and conscientiousness, were demonstrated. The scale presents good temporal stability and represent an important tool for psychological assessment of personality and behavior, and as a predictor of safety performance. Keywords Brief Sensation Seeking Scale . Validation . Portuguese population . Psychometric properties . Invariance . Safety performance
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* Cátia Sousa [email protected] Gabriela Gonçalves [email protected] António Sousa [email protected] Ezequiel Pinto [email protected] 1
University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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CIP-Centre for Research in Psychology, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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CIMA - Center for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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Centre for Research and Development in Health, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
What matters in life is not to foresee the dangers of travel, what really matters is to have travelled. Agostinho da Silva An accident is an unwanted, unexpected, and unintended event that usually results in material, physical, personal or financial consequences or damages. In Portugal, there were approximately 12,710 road accidents in 2016 (with 447 fatalities, 2034 serious injuries and 38,317 minor injuries (National Road Safety Authority [NRSA] 2016) and, in the same year about 402 serious work accidents, including 138 fatalities (Authority for Working Conditions [AWC] 2016). Although accidents are mostly multifactorial because of error sequences (Heinrich et al. 1980), the human factor emerges as one of the most relevant causal elements (see Hughes et al. 2015, for a review; Pillay 2015). According to Sabey and Taylor (1980), human factors contribute about 95% to the occurrence of accidents. In this sense, personality see
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