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. 2013 Aug 5;8(8):e70475. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070475

Table 2. Means and standard deviations in the seven TCI dimensions in the CATSS-15, DOGSS, Brändström [3] and Garcia [29] study groups.

N Novelty Seeking Harm Avoidance Reward Dependence Persistence Self-directedness Cooperativeness Self-transcendence
TCI-238 version
DOGSS 369 22.50±5.97 15.81±6.41♀, B 13.65±3.89 4.04±2.00 27.62±6.89♂, B, G 29.13±6.45♀, B, G 11.63±5.68
Brändström 332 22.84±5.62 14.88±6.53 13.75±3.73 3.84±1.90 24.85±6.78 27.38±7.00 15.52±5.92D
Garcia 399 22.36±5.52 15.23±6.78 14.33±3.81♀,D 4.05±2.08 24.52±7.09 27.55±6.73 13.45±5.91D
TCI-125 version
CATSS-15 2345 10.88±3.45 8.69±4.41 8.68±2.36♀, B, D 2.56±1.62B 17.57±4.60♂, B, D G 18.45±3.71♀, B, D, G 3.44±2.92
DOGSS 369 10.85±3.69 9.73±4.50♀, B, C, G 8.22±2.64 2.44±1.52B 16.40±4.69♂,B, G 17.85±4.09♀,B, G 3.85±3.08♀,C
CATSS-15 & DOGSS 2714 10.88±3.48 8.83±4.43 8.62±2.41 2.54±1.60 17.41±4.63 18.37±3.77 3.50±2.94
Brändström 332 11.73±3.47C, D, T 8.91±4.60C 8.25±2.58 2.23±1.54 14.60±4.72 16.36±4.65 6.11±3.44 D, C, T
Garcia 399 11.45±3.31C, T 8.87±4.65 8.60±2.65 2.43±1.55 14.26±5.09 16.79±4.38 5.15±3.47 C, D, T

Note: Common items from the 125-item and 238-item TCI versions; higher than boys in the same sample (P<.05); higher than girls in the same sample (P<.05); B higher than adolescents in Brändström study group (P<.05); C higher than adolescents in the CATSS-15 (P<.05); D higher than adolescents in the DOGSS (P<.05); G higher than adolescents in the Garcia study group (P<.05); T higher than the whole twin group (CATSS-15 & DOGSS) (P<.05).