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. 2022 Aug 18;273(3):639–647. doi: 10.1007/s00406-022-01476-8

Table 4.

Physical activity, sensation-seeking, emotion regulation, agency, risk-taking and cautiousness

Variable MA CO Comparison test statistics p value
P totala 15,240 ± 8794 14,102 ± 10,429 Z = – 2.392 0.017
P intensivea 8716 ± 7512 7215 ± 8116 Z = – 3.423  < 0.001
P moderatea 4221 ± 3686 4307 ± 4254 Z = – .639 0.523
M totala 5797 ± 5616 3357 ± 4111 Z = – 4.943  < 0.001
M intensivea 4670 ± 5266 2455 ± 3445 Z = – 4.966  < 0.001
M moderatea 1017 ± 1419 875 ± 1492 Z = – 1.054 0.292
Sensation 22.8 ± 3.6 18.0 ± 4.7 Z = – 8.104  < 0.001
Regulation 23.6 ± 3.8 19.5 ± 5.0 Z = – 6.914  < 0.001
Agency 36.8 ± 4.9 34.1 ± 4.9 Z = – 5.005  < 0.001
Risk-taking 8.2 ± 3.6 5.4 ± 2.4 Z = – 6.639  < 0.001
Cautiousness 17.1 ± 3.0 17.0 ± 2.8 Z = – 0.479 0.632

Comparison of MA and CO regarding physical activity, sensation-seeking, emotion regulation, agency, risk-taking and cautiousness

Results of GPAQ (General Physical Activity Questionnaire) the G-SEAS (German Sensation-Seeking Emotion Regulation and Agency Scale) and G-RTI (German Risk-Taking Inventory)

Physical activity is given in (MET minutes/week)

Mean ± standard deviation is given

Mann–Whitney U Test was used for comparison

MA addiction to mountaineering, CO no addiction to mountaineering or general physical activity, P general physical activity, M mountaineering, MET metabolic units

a7 missings