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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cognit Ther Res. 2012 Mar 6;37(1):139–149. doi: 10.1007/s10608-012-9443-x

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of the Study Sample

High BAS
(N = 171)
Moderate BAS
(N = 131)
Age 18.18 (1.40) 17.92 (1.59)
Sex 63.2% Female 71.0% Female
Race 58.8% Caucasian 55.1% Caucasian
23.5% African American 29.9% African American
11.2% Asian/Pacific 11.8% Asian/Pacific Islanders
Islanders
1.2% Biracial 1.6% Biracial
5.3% Other 4.7% Other
Ethnicity 8.0% Hispanic/Latino 6.3% Hispanic/Latino
BIS 19.94 (4.08) 19.68 (3.17)
BAS-T 46.16 (2.68) 38.17 (1.32)
SP 10.59 (5.42) 11.13 (5.33)
SR 18.17 (1.90) 11.62 (1.95)
BDI 7.08 (6.44) 6.07 (6.73)
ASRM 6.23 (3.98) 5.27 (3.59)

Note. Standard deviations are in parentheses. BIS = Behavioral Inhibition System scores from the BIS/BAS Scales; BAS-T = Behavioral Approach System – Total scores from the BIS/BAS Scales; SP = Sensitivity to Punishment scores from the SPSRQ; SR = Sensitivity to Reward from the SPSRQ; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; ASRM = Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale.