The Relationship between Family Functioning and Sensation Seeking in Boys and Girls High school Students in Bandar Abbas

Abstract

This study entitled of relationship between family functioning with sensation-seeking in boys and girls high school students in Bandar Abbas. The method used in this research is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population consisted of 386 subjects were selected with multi-stage stratified random sampling method proportionate to the size, among high school students in Bandar Abbas. The instrument used in this study, are two standard questionnaires:  1. Family Assessment Device (FAD), 2.Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS). For the analysis of research data, Pearson correlation and multiple regressions linear were used. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between the families function components with experience seeking and sensation-seeking. But there is no significant relationship between families Functioning components with Thrill and Adventure Seeking (TAS), Boredom Susceptibility (BS) Disinhibition (Dis). The study results show that there was a significant relationship between the families function components with experience seeking and sensation-seeking in in boys and girls high school students in Bandar Abbas and family Functioning is a suitable predictive for measurement the sensation seeking of  students.