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Citation |
Schierman MJ, Rowland GL. Pers. Individ. Dif. 1985; 6(5): 599-603. |
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(Copyright © 1985, Elsevier Publishing) |
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Abstract |
The relationship between entertainment activity preference and sensation-seeking was investigated by survey and actual movie selection and viewing. Cardiac rate and rate change was monitored during movie selection and viewing. High sensation-seeking (HSS) females reported preferences for activities centered about alcohol, sexually-explicit materials and `rock' music. HSS males reported preferences for sexually-explicit materials and news/documentary reports. Low sensation-seeking (LSS) males and females reported preferences for the musical stage, theatrical drama and comedy, and romantic/dramatic novels. HSS males and HSS females allotted high proportions of viewing time to an `action' movie, and changed channels more frequently than LSS. The indices of cardiac response utilized in this study were unrelated to movie viewing activities, a result which does not support the `optimal level of arousal' view of sensation-seeking proposed by Zuckerman (1979). |