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. 2009 Jul;1(1):15–19. doi: 10.5249/jivr.v1i1.8

Table 1: Descriptive and Correlational Data for Demographic, Injury, Sensation Seeking, and Temperament Variables (N = 18).

Correlations
Variable M (SD) Total Injury Injury Severity Days Missed
Demographics
Age 27.39 (3.59) -.14 -.02 -.12
Injury Measures
Total Injuries 5.94 (4.96) -- .27 -.02
Average Severity 1.81 (1.16) .27 -- .05
Days Missed 9.61 (21.47) -.02 .05 --
Sensation Seeking
Total Score 20.44 (6.19) .55* .19 .09
TAS 6.39 (2.70) .33 .28 .06
ES 5.17 (1.98) .40+ -.24 .25
DIS 5.83 (2.83) .33 .13 -.02
BS 3.06 (1.66) .47* .31 -.01
Temperament
Negative Affect 3.91 (0.36) .16 .06 .14
Fear 3.92 (0.67) .29 .24 .15
Frustration 3.97 (0.81) -.38 .13 -.02
Sadness 3.83 (0.54) .36 .15 .11
Discomfort 3.92 (0.77) .19 -.33 .08
Extraversion /Surgency 3.81 (0.44) -.17 .26 -.02
Sociability 3.96 (0.50) -.17 .28 .06
Positive Affect 3.33 (0.82) -.20 .28 -.05
High Intensity Pleasure 4.13 (0.85) .03 -.03 -.02
Effortful Control 3.93 (0.51) .00 .41+ .26
Activation Control 4.02 (0.70) -.03 .06 .00
Inhibitory Control 3.66 (0.81) .10 .44+ .22
Attentional Control 4.12 (0.59) -.10 .39 .39
Orienting Sensitivity 3.88 (0.46) -.09 -.07 .12
Neutral Perceptual Sensitivity 3.52 (0.55) .06 .51* .14
Affective Perceptual Sensitivity 4.38 (0.69) .20 -.24 .20
Associative Sensitivity 3.74 (1.08) -.06 -.20 -.04

* p ≤ .05 + p ≤ .10 Note. TAS = Thrill and Adventure Seeking; ES = Experience Seeking; DIS = Disinhibition; BS = Boredom Susceptibility