Developmental perspectives recognize the importance of the development of impulsivity and sensation seeking for later life educational attainment. The current study examines the effect of developmental trajectories of impulsivity and sensation seeking across adolescence and into young adulthood on educational attainment in adulthood. The study sample consists of N = 5529 youth from a population-based sample from the United States (48.96% female; 46.95% Black or Hispanic). Latent growth curve models are used to examine associations between within-individual changes in impulsivity and sensation seeking and educational attainment. The findings point to the existence of multiple forms of risk taking during different developmental stages, with some offering a positive long-term effect on overall educational attainment.

发展的观点认识到冲动和感觉的发展对晚年教育成就的重要性。目前的研究考察了从青春期到青年期的冲动和寻求感觉的发展轨迹对成年期教育成就的影响。研究样本由N = 来自美国人口样本的 5529 名青年（48.96% 为女性；46.95% 为黑人或西班牙裔）。潜在增长曲线模型用于检查冲动性和感觉寻求的个体内部变化与教育程度之间的关联。研究结果表明，在不同的发展阶段存在多种形式的风险承担，其中一些对整体教育成就产生了积极的长期影响。