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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2017 Jan 6;69:1–7. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.01.005

Table 3.

Sensation seeking and exposure to stressors in Heavy Users, Experimenters, and Non-Users.

Heavy Users (n = 32)
(A)		 Experimenters (n = 37)
(B)		 Non-Users (n = 98)
(C)		 Significant difference?
M (SD) M (SD) M (SD)
Sensation seeking 16.3 (5.3) 13.4 (4.1) 10.7 (5.4) A > B > C
Cumulative severity of stressors 75.4 (47.0) 56.6 (35.7) 46.1 (44.0) A > C

Note. Sensation seeking = Sensation Seeking Scale for Children Total Score at age 12; Cumulative severity of stressors = Stressful Life Events Schedule cumulative severity from age 12 to age 15.