Table 1 Sensation Seeking Scale for Young Children (SSSYC): mean (M) and standard deviation (SD) values by age and gender for N = 423 children aged 3 to 6

Age

Gender

N

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

all

male

217

12.52

(4.06)

3.52

(1.86)

2.98

(1.62)

6.03

(2.01)

female

206

11.24

(4.26)

3.56

(1.82)

2.84

(1.82)

4.84

(2.04)

3.5–4.4

male

111

11.85

(4.35)

3.30

(2.03)

2.85

(1.65)

5.70

(2.10)

female

92

10.51

(4.34)

3.12

(1.94)

2.76

(1.82)

4.62

(2.05)

4.5–5.4

male

57

12.95

(3.62)

3.44

(1.59)

3.13

(1.54)

6.37

(1.87)

female

51

11.47

(4.03)

3.78

(1.69)

2.73

(1.67)

4.96

(2.12)

5.5–6.5

male

49

13.54

(3.64)

4.11

(1.67)

3.07

(1.67)

6.36

(1.85)

female

63

12.14

(4.20)

4.02

(1.61)

3.05

(1.95)

5.07

(1.95)