Psychometric properties of the French version of Brief Sensation Seeking Scale (B-SSS)

Abstract

IntroductionA French version of the Briefing-Sensation Seeking Scale (B-SSS) (Hoyle et al., 2002) was developed according to a process of double reverse translation. ObjectiveTwo studies were then led to validate the psychometrics properties (validity and the reliability) of this French version of the B-SSS. MethodsIn the first study, 97 participants (14–24years old) answered the original version (in English) and the translated version (in French). In the second study, 124 participants (14–24years) answered the French version at two times measurement. Psychometrics analyses brings together reliability indices (Cronbach's alpha and temporal stability) and concurrent validity indices. ResultsFor both studies, Cronbach alphas were used to assess internal consistency, while intraclass coefficients (ICC) demonstrated temporal stability. In the second study, Pearson correlations between the French version and the ImpSS supported concurrent validity. Reliability is acceptable in the first study (α=.601 in, 674; ICC=.550–.895) and satisfactory in the second study (α=.734–.755; ICC=.650–.948). Pearson's correlation of the French version of the B-SSS and the ImpSS varies between .658 and .754. ConclusionPsychometrics properties of the French version of the B-SSS show that this scale can be used to measure sensation seeking with teenagers and for young adults.