Table 2.

List of mother reported impulsivity and novelty seeking Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire items.

EATQ items (mother report)
Impulsivity	Impulsivity factor loading	Novelty seeking factor loading
Is good at self-discipline (reverse)	−0.82	0.09
Has a hard time finishing things on time	0.72	−0.06
Usually gets started right away with difficult homework (reverse)	−0.73	0.17
Usually puts off working on a project until it's due	0.71	−0.09
When someone tells her/him to stop doing something, it's easy for her/him to stop (reverse)	−0.72	0.03
Usually finishes homework before it's due (reverse)	−0.69	0.11
Usually able to stick with plans and goals (reverse)	−0.69	0.17
Usually does something fun before starting homework, even if she/he is not supposed to	0.68	0.00
Good at keeping a secret (reverse)	−0.45	0.13
When asked to do something, she/he does it right away, even if she/he doesn't want to (reverse)	−0.66	0.09
More likely to do something she/he shouldn't do the more she/he tries to stop	0.61	0.02
Says the first thing that comes to mind without stopping to think	0.53	0.07
Blurts out answers before someone finishes asking a question	0.50	0.10
She/he has a hard time waiting her/his turn to speak when excited	0.45	0.05
Opens presents before she/he is supposed to	0.36	−0.07

Novelty seeking	Novelty seeking factor loading	Impulsivity factor loading
Wouldn't be afraid to try a risky sport, like deep sea diving	0.74	0.01
Expresses a desire to travel to exotic places when she/he hears about them	0.67	−0.07
Thinks traveling to Africa or India would be fun and exciting	0.56	−0.03
Would like to drive a racecar	0.57	0.17
Thinks it would be exciting to move to a new city	0.46	0.06
Frightened by the thought of skiing fast down a steep slope (reverse)	−0.50	0.06
Wouldn't want to go on frightening rides at the fair (reverse)	−0.44	0.06

Note: Behavior reported by mothers when participants were approx. 12–13 years old; loadings from Promax rotated factor matrix.