Abstract
The research aims to examine the relationships between sensation seeking and positive and negative experience, emotional autonomy, and coping strategies in adolescents. The study group consisted of 371 adolescents who attended middle and high schools; the ages ranged from 11 to 17. 55.7 % of participants were female (N=137), and 44.3% were male (N=109). Data were collected via Adolescent Coping Scale (KIDCOPE), Emotional Autonomy Scale, Adolescent Positive and Negative Experiences Scale, and Short Sensation Seeking Scale. The relationships between the study variables were analyzed via correlational analysis and regression analysis. The correlation analysis revealed a statistically significant negative correlation among sensation seeking, emotional autonomy, active coping, and positive experience. On the other hand, a statistically significant positive correlation among sensation seeking, avoidant coping, negative coping, and negative experience. The regression analysis results showed that emotional autonomy, avoidant coping, negative coping, and negative experience predict sensation seeking, yet active coping and positive experience variables did not predict.
Highlights
The research aims to examine the relationships between sensation seeking and positive and negative experience, emotional autonomy, and coping strategies in adolescents
IJEP – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 11(1) 79 The independent variables of the study, which are emotional autonomy, active coping, avoidance coping, negative coping, positive experiences, and negative experiences, were analyzed through regression analysis to determine whether or not they predict the dependent variable of sensation seeking in a statistically significant way
As a result of the research, it was seen that excitement seeking was predicted by emotional autonomy, avoidance coping, negative coping, and negative experiences
Summary
The research aims to examine the relationships between sensation seeking and positive and negative experience, emotional autonomy, and coping strategies in adolescents. The correlation analysis revealed a statistically significant negative correlation among sensation seeking, emotional autonomy, active coping, and positive experience. El objetivo de esta investigación es examinar las relaciones entre la búsqueda de sensaciones y la experiencia positiva y negativa, la autonomía emocional y las estrategias de afrontamiento en adolescentes. El resultado del análisis de correlación reveló que existe una correlación negativa estadísticamente significativa entre la búsqueda de sensaciones, la autonomía emocional, el afrontamiento activo y la experiencia positiva. Los resultados del análisis de regresión mostraron que la autonomía emocional, el afrontamiento evitativo, el enfrentamiento negativo y la experiencia negativa predicen la búsqueda de sensaciones, pero las variables de afrontamiento activo y experiencia positiva no predicen. Overall, when the underlining traits of the adolescence period are studied throughout the related literature, it becomes evident that this period is the time of identity discovery as well as performing risky behaviors the most due to sensation seeking behaviors
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