PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF BASE JUMPERS 395
Table 3
TCI findings in BASE jumpers and controls
NS
∗∗∗
HA
∗∗∗
RD
∗
P SD
∗
C ST
∗∗∗
Base jumpers 22.8 (5.7) 7.9 (6.3) 13.8 (4.8) 5.5 (1.4) 33.4 (6.7) 33.7 (5.6) 12.7 (7.0)
Controls 19.0 (5.8) 12.4 (6.9) 15.6 (4.3) 5.7 (2.1) 32.0 (7.0) 33.6 (6.7) 18.7 (6.3)
NS: Novelty seeking; HA: Harm avoidance; RD: Reward dependence; P: Persistence; SD: Self directedness; C:
Cooperativeness; ST: Self transcendence.
BASE jumpers (n = 68) and Controls (n = 181); TCI-235 score means and (SD).
∗
p < 0.05,
∗∗∗
p < 0.001.