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. 2018 Apr 7;7(2):317–330. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.22

Table 1.

Sample characteristics

Mean (SD) Min–max Possible range Cronbach’s α Variance inflation factor
Demographic
Gender (male) 68.8% 1.19
Age 21.7 (2.7) 15.8–26.7 1.84
Years of education 13.4 (1.9) 9–18 1.86
Impulsivity
Urgencya 44.9 (11.7) 26–75 26–104 .92 1.46
(Lack of) Premeditation 23.1 (6.1) 12–42 11–44 .86 1.61
(Lack of) Perseverance 17.7 (4.5) 10–30 10–40 .80 1.45
Sensation seeking 32.8 (6.4) 19–46 12–48 .82 1.40
Indicators of substance-related addictive behaviors
AUDIT 8.8 (5.9) 0–29 0–40 .78
CUDIT-R 3.1 (5.5) 0–25 0–32 .86
DUDIT 1.9 (4.7) 0–23 0–44 .86
Indicators of non-substance addiction-related behaviors
BES 7.3 (4.9) 0–21 0–46 .78
PCQ 17.2 (14.5) 0–53 12–84 .83
IGDS9-SF 9.7 (9.2) 0–45 9–45 .91

Note. AUDIT: Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test; CUDIT-R: Cannabis Use disorders Identification Test – Revised; DUDIT: Drug Use Disorder Identification Test; BES: Binge Eating Scale; PCQ: Pornography Craving Questionnaire; IGDS9-SF: Internet Gaming Disorder – Short Format; SD: standard deviation.

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Due to a high degree of association between the positive and negative urgency scales, these scales were combined into one urgency variable.