Publications [#252205] of Rick Hoyle

Journal Articles

1. Stephenson, MT; Velez, LF; Chalela, P; Ramirez, A; Hoyle, RH (2007). 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 (Abingdon, England), 102 Suppl 2(SUPPL. 2), 79-91. [doi]
   (last updated on 2024/04/23)

   Abstract:
   

   Aim

   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.