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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 15.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2012 Oct 15;20(6):454–465. doi: 10.1037/a0029087

Table 2.

Impulsivity and Risk-Taking Self-Report Scores

Self-report (mean ± SD) LD HD
Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS)
 Attentional* 13.6 (3.5) 17.1 (3.3)
 Motor 19.6 (3.3) 21.2 (3.6)
 Non-planning* 24.6 (4.7) 27.5 (3.9)
 Total* 57.8 (7.3) 65.8 (7.1)
Eysenck Impulsivity Questionnaire (EIQ)
 Impulsiveness* 3.1 (2.3) 5.2 (2.7)
 Venturesomeness 8.2 (5.6) 6.7 (3.4)
 Empathy 10.0 (2.4) 9.4 (2.8)
 Total 21.4 (4.2) 21.3 (4.2)
Zuckerman Sensation-Seeking Scale (SSS)
 Thrill and adventure seeking 6.7 (2.8) 5.7 (2.8)
 Experience seeking* 6.2 (2.1) 7.3 (1.5)
 Disinhibition* 3.9 (2.1) 6.2 (2.2)
 Boredom susceptibility* 2.2 (1.5) 3.5 (2.1)
 Total* 18.9 (5.8) 22.7 (5.5)
*

Significant difference between groups (p ≤ .05).