A Lethal Behaviors (LB) scale and Zuckerman's Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS) Form V were completed by 535 university students. The Pearson correlation of the scores on Lethal Behaviors scale with sensation seeking was .60 and was .53 with the Thrill and Adventure Seeking subscale of Zuckerman's scale. Younger men were significantly higher in both lethal behaviors and sensation-seeking.
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