SEXUAL SENSATION SEEKING SCALE (SSSS): THE STUDY OF ADAPTATION TO TURKISH, VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY

The Sexual Sensation Seeking as a model defined as the propensity to attain optimal levels of sexual excitement and to engage in novel sexual excitement. In this adaptation study of the Sexual Sensation Seeking Scale (SSSS), one hundred eighty three university students completed Turkish translated form of the SSSS, Sexual Risk Taking Scale and Social Desirability Scale. As a result of the analysis it was found that scores of the SSSS moderately and significantly correlated with risky sexual behaviors, concluded that Turkish form of the SSSS measuring one dimensional sexual sensation seeking, reliable and appeared valid in order to measure AIDS risk that related to sexual behaviors.