Measuring sensation seeking in urban cyclists: Development and validation of the SSC scale

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour Pub Date : 2025-02-27 DOI:10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.022

Sergio A. Useche

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Abstract

Thanks to various decades of accumulated empirical research, sensation seeking (SS) has gained prominence as an emerging issue of interest in road safety research. Previous studies have emphasized its potential to contribute to risky behavior among various road users, including cyclists. However, there has been a notable gap in the literature: the absence of an instrument designed to measure sensation-seeking factors while considering the particular conditions and behavioral repertoire of cyclists.

Objective

This paper aims to describe the development and psychometric assessment of the Sensation Seeking in Cycling (SSC) scale.

Method

This study analyzed data from 5108 cyclists, aged 16 to 64 (μ = 32.3), who completed an electronic questionnaire on individual and cycling-related factors. Data were analyzed through competitive confirmatory analyses (via Structural Equation Modeling), psychometrically evaluating the structure of the SSC under two different dimensional assumptions.

Results

Data analyses have shown that the Sensation Seeking in Cycling scale has a suitable set of psychometric features, in addition to a satisfactory internal consistency and reliability. Further, the SSC scores have coherent and significant relationships to literature-supported factors, thus providing good insights on the concurrent validity of the questionnaire regardless of cyclists’ sex or age. In addition, descriptive country-based comparisons suggest significant differences in in the SSC scores.

Conclusion

The outcomes of this validation study suggest that the SSC is a valid tool for measuring sensation-seeking factors in the specific setting of urban cycling in the two factorial compositions tested in this paper. Also, it is emphasized the importance of understanding cyclists’ psychosocial factors to enhance safety and promote sustainable urban bicycle riding.

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测量城市骑自行车者的感觉寻求：SSC量表的开发与验证

由于几十年来积累的实证研究，感觉寻求（SS）已经成为道路安全研究中一个引人注目的新兴问题。之前的研究强调了它可能会导致包括骑自行车者在内的各种道路使用者的危险行为。然而，在文献中有一个明显的空白：缺乏一种设计来测量感觉寻求因素的工具，同时考虑到骑车者的特殊条件和行为。目的介绍自行车运动中感觉寻求量表的编制及心理测量学评价。方法对5108名16 ~ 64岁（μ = 32.3）的自行车骑行者进行问卷调查，问卷内容包括个人因素和骑行相关因素。数据通过竞争验证性分析（通过结构方程模型）进行分析，在两个不同的维度假设下对SSC的结构进行心理测量学评估。结果数据分析表明，骑车感觉寻求量表具有一套合适的心理测量特征，且具有令人满意的内部一致性和信度。此外，SSC得分与文献支持因素具有一致和显著的关系，从而为问卷的并发效度提供了很好的见解，而不考虑骑自行车者的性别或年龄。此外，基于国家的描述性比较表明，SSC得分存在显著差异。结论本验证性研究的结果表明，在本文测试的两个因子组成中，SSC是测量城市骑行特定环境中感觉寻求因素的有效工具。研究还强调了了解骑自行车者的心理社会因素对提高安全和促进可持续城市自行车骑行的重要性。

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Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour Multiple-

CiteScore

7.60

自引率

14.60%

发文量

239

审稿时长

71 days

期刊介绍： Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour focuses on the behavioural and psychological aspects of traffic and transport. The aim of the journal is to enhance theory development, improve the quality of empirical studies and to stimulate the application of research findings in practice. TRF provides a focus and a means of communication for the considerable amount of research activities that are now being carried out in this field. The journal provides a forum for transportation researchers, psychologists, ergonomists, engineers and policy-makers with an interest in traffic and transport psychology.