Table 2.
Differences in Sensation Seeking*.
| Alpine Skiing (AS) (N=726) |
Snowboard (SB) (N=321) |
Ski touring (ST) (N=138) |
Differences between 3 groups+ | Posthoc analysis (p<.05)# | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensation seeking total score | AS:SB | ||||
| mean ±SD Median/Range |
21.1±6.1 21/3-36 |
23.7±5.2 24/11-35 |
22.3±5.4 22/3-36 |
H(2) = 41.5, p < .001 |
SB:ST AS:ST |
| Thrill and adventure seeking (TAS) | |||||
| mean ±SD Median/Range |
6.6±2.5 7/0-10 |
7.5±2.0 8/1-10 |
7.4±2.0 8/1-10 |
H(2) = 30.8, p < .001 |
AS:ST AS:SB |
| Disinhibition (DIS) | |||||
| mean ±SD Median/Range |
4.9±2.5 5/0-10 |
5.7±2.3 6/0-10 |
4.6±2.4 5/0-9 |
H(2) = 32.6, p < .001 |
SB:ST AS:SB |
| Experience seeking (ES) | |||||
| mean ±SD Median/Range |
5.8±1.9 6/1-10 |
6.5±1.7 7/2-10 |
6.5±1.7 7/3-10 |
H(2) = 34.3, p < .001 |
AS:ST AS:SB |
| Boredom susceptibility (BS) | |||||
| mean ±SD Median/Range |
3.7±1.9 4/0-9 |
4.0±1.8 4/0-9 |
3.8±2.0 4/0-9 |
H(2) = 5.8, p = .056 |
AS:SB |
* to enhance comparisons with future studies we displayed scores from our data for nonparametric as well as parametric analysis
+ SSS-V-subscales and total score per group followed by results of Kruskal-Wallis-tests
# Mann-Whitney-Tests were used for post-hoc-comparisons; between listed groups (i.e. AS:SB) differences were significant on a 5%- level.