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    DECISION-MAKING, SENSATION-SEEKING, AND RISK APPRAISAL IN SMOKING AND NON SMOKING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
    (KINNAIRE COLLEGE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, 0023-06-12) AYESHA AYYAZ
    The research aimed to examine the relationship between decision-making, sensation-seeking, and risk appraisal in smoking and non-smoking university students and to find out the predictors of risk appraisal in these university students. A cross-sectional research design was used. The sample of the study was university students (N=200), age range 18-27 years (M=22.5, SD=4.67) were selected using purposive sampling from different private and government universities of Lahore. The questionnaires used in the study were Decision-making Scale (Mann et al., 1997), Brief Sensation Seeking Scale (Hoyle et al., 2002), and Risk Appraisal Scale (Lipkus & Mays, 2018). In smoking students, the result showed a significant negative relationship between the aspects of decision-making and sensation-seeking, and risk appraisal. While in smokers the results showed a significant positive relationship between decision-making and risk appraisal and a significant negative relationship between both variables with sensation-seeking. After controlling for the effect of control variables, the buck-passing aspect of decision-making emerged as a significant predictor of perceived harm while decision self-esteem, vigilance, and disinhibition emerged as the significant predictors of worry about harm and addiction. Experience Seeking, thrill and adventure seeking, and boredom susceptibility turned out to be significant predictors of smoking behavior. The results can be used by researchers to develop targeted interventions aimed at reducing smoking behaviors in university students. The study highlights the role of sensation-seeking behavior in the development of smoking behavior among university students. This outcome may be used to increase awareness among the student population about the potential risks associated with smocking.