Table 4. Brief Sensation-Seeking Scores by key study variables of interest.
|
n |
BSSS Score Mean (SD) |
t statistic |
p-value |
| Sex |
Male |
144 |
3.2 (0.8) |
-2.0 |
0.04 |
| Female |
139 |
3.0 (0.7) |
| Sport |
Contact |
196 |
3.1 (0.8) |
-0.1 |
0.96 |
| Non-Contact |
83 |
3.1 (0.8) |
| Concussion History |
Yes |
71 |
3.2 (0.8) |
-1.4 |
0.15 |
| No |
212 |
3.0 (0.7) |
| Intention to Disclose Symptoms |
High |
255 |
3.0 (0.8) |
2.3 |
0.02 |
| Low |
27 |
3.4 (0.7) |
| Perceived Control Over Symptom Disclosure |
High |
264 |
3.1 (0.8) |
-1.1 |
0.26 |
| Low |
18 |
2.9 (0.9) |
| Self-Removal from Play |
Yes |
60 |
3.1 (0.8) |
-0.4 |
0.67 |
| No |
222 |
3.1 (0.7) |
| Continued Play |
Yes |
55 |
3.3 (0.9) |
-2.6 |
0.01 |
| No |
227 |
3.0 (0.7) |
| Disclosed All Concussions * |
Yes |
57 |
3.1 (0.8) |
2.6 |
0.01 |
| No |
14 |
3.7 (0.6) |
* Disclosing all concussions at the time of injury was only computed for student-athletes with a reported concussion history.