Table 3.
Pearson correlations among demographic characteristics, substance use, and sensation seeking.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Years of use | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2. Female | −.18 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3. Age | .15 | −.06 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4. Pubertal status | .01 | .49** | .09 | 1 | ||||||||
| 5. Verbal IQ | −.11 | −.22 | −.26* | −.03 | 1 | |||||||
| 6. Fluid IQ | −.06 | .19 | −.31* | .13 | .27* | 1 | ||||||
| 7. SES | .06 | .04 | −.07 | .10 | .05 | .12 | 1 | |||||
| 8. SU frequency | .59** | −.22 | .19 | .06 | −.08 | −.12 | −.07 | 1 | ||||
| 9. Disinhibition | .48** | −.12 | −.03 | .24 | −.06 | −.05 | .02 | .61** | 1 | |||
| 10. Boredom susceptibility | .14 | .01 | −.13 | .20 | .13 | .07 | .04 | .14 | .48** | 1 | ||
| 11. Thrill/adventure seeking | .26* | −.19 | .13 | .08 | .01 | .03 | .20 | .05 | .13 | .10 | 1 | |
| 12. Experience seeking | .14 | .12 | .02 | .35** | .12 | .11 | -.12 | .13 | .32** | .24 | .09 | 1 |
*
Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
**
Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).