Research Article
Sensation Seeking, Peer Influence, and Risk-Taking Behavior in Adolescents
Table 4
Multiple hierarchical regression (moderation) analysis predicting risk-taking behavior from subscales of sensation seeking and peer influences (N = 200).
| Predictors | Risk-taking behavior | ΔR2 | Β |
| Block 1 | 0.10 | | Gender | | −0.12 | Block 2 | 0.35 | | Experience seeking | | 0.07 | Adventure seeking | | 0.39 | Disinhibition | | 0.23 | Boredom susceptibility | | 0.09 | Block 3 | 0.04 | | Peer influence | | 0.19 | Block 4 | 0.01 | | Experience seeking and peer influence | | −0.05 | Adventure seeking and peer influence | | 0.15 | Disinhibition and peer influence | | −0.15 | Boredom susceptibility and peer influence | | −0.002 | Total R2 | 0.50 | |
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