Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics (Means and Standard Deviations) for the Variables in the First Session of the Study for Mensa members (N = 303) and Controls from Nicolet-dit-Félix et al. (2023, N = 155) and Correlations between the Variables for the Mensa Sample.
| Controls | Mensa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Age | 28.9 (9.8) | 49.2 (15.6) | |||||||||||
| 2. STEU | 0.62 (0.12) | 0.74 (0.11) | −.08 | ||||||||||
| 3. STEM | 0.60 (0.15) | 0.63 (0.10) | .11 | .29 *** | |||||||||
| 4. GERT | 0.58 (0.15) | 0.62 (0.11) | −.31 *** | .00 | .05 | ||||||||
| 5. AIM | 75.6 (11.5) | 71.3 (13.1) | −.12 * | −.12 * | .00 | .18 ** | |||||||
| 6. PANAS p | 31.5 (7.8) | 33.5 (7.1) | −.02 | .00 | −.04 | −.02 | .24 *** | ||||||
| 7. PANAS n | 25.0 (7.8) | 21.8 (7.6) | −.35 *** | −.02 | −.11 | .17 ** | .28 *** | −.10 | |||||
| 8. PERS p | 31.6 (7.5) | .16 ** | .11 | .14 * | −.13 * | .29 *** | .43 *** | −.17 ** | |||||
| 9. PERS n | 26.6 (8.4) | −.19 ** | .10 | .02 | .03 | .38 *** | −.15 * | .52 *** | −.01 | ||||
| 10. HSPS | 4.62 (0.94) | −.17 ** | −.13 * | −.05 | .24 *** | .47 *** | .01 | .42 *** | .03 | .48 *** | |||
| 11. PSS | 20.6 (6.8) | 15.7 (6.8) | −.22 *** | −.02 | −.05 | .17 ** | .28 *** | −.34 *** | .66 *** | −.24 *** | .56 *** | .43 *** | |
| 12. SWLS | 20.6 (7.2) | 22.2 (6.8) | .00 | .08 | .05 | −.04 | .08 | .46 *** | −.24 *** | .31 *** | −.24 *** | −.08 | −.51 *** |
Note: STEU: Situational Test of Emotion Understanding, STEM: Situational Test of Emotion Management, GERT: Geneva Emotion Recognition Test, AIM: Affect Intensity Measure, PANAS: Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, PERS: Perth Emotional Reactivity Scale, HSPS: Highly Sensitive Person Scale, PSS: Perceived Stress Scale, SWLS: Satisfaction with Life Scale. PERS and HSP were not measured in Nicolet-dit-Félix et al. (2023). * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001.