Turning on or turning off: Sensation seeking or tension reduction as motivational determinants of alcohol use

Raymond M. Schwarz; Barry R. Burkhart; Samuel B. Green

doi:10.1037/0022-006X.46.5.1144

Turning on or turning off: Sensation seeking or tension reduction as motivational determinants of alcohol use

Raymond M. Schwarz, Barry R. Burkhart, Samuel B. Green

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Assessed the relative influences of sensation-seeking or tension-reduction motives on drinking behavior with 242 undergraduates who completed the Sensation Seeking Scale, the S-R Inventory of General Trait Anxiousness, and a self-report index of drinking behavior. Using correlational and multiple regression procedures, the data consistently indicated a strong positive relationship between sensation seeking and alcohol use, whereas the relationship between anxiety and alcohol use was nonsignificant. The importance of sensation-seeking motives to a comprehensive motivational theory of alcohol is discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1144-1145
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Volume	46
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.46.5.1144
State	Published - Oct 1978
Externally published	Yes

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sensation seeking vs tension reduction motives, alcohol use, college students

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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