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Table 1 Participant demographic and personality characteristics

From: Anxious or empowered? A cross-sectional study exploring how wearable activity trackers make their owners feel

 

Current wearers (N = 200)

Previous wearers (N = 37)

n

% of N

n

% of N

Sex (female)

141

71%

27

73%

Education level

 High school or less

40

20%

12

32%

 Trade or vocational training (e.g. certificate, apprenticeship)

38

19%

4

11%

 University degree

122

61%

21

57%

 

M

SD

M

SD

Age (M ± SD)

33.67

12.34

29.11

± 12.11

Personality trait scores

 Extraversion

M: 4.55

SD: 1.48

a

a

 Agreeableness

M: 4.93

SD: 1.08

a

a

 Conscientiousness

M: 5.20

SD: 1.26

a

− a

 Neuroticism

M: 3.08

SD: 1.29

a

a

 Openness to experience

M: 4.99

SD: 1.08

a

− a

Occasions per day data checked

M: 6.17

SD: 4.61

a

a

Affect during wearb

M: 3.98

SD: 0.53

3.64

0.71

Affect when unable to wearb

M: 2.69

SD: 0.56

2.77

0.67

  1. aData regarding personality traits and tracker usage behaviour was collected from current participants only. Personality trait scores range from minimum 1 - maximum 7 and higher scores indicate stronger endorsement of each trait 
  2. bAffect scores range from minimum 1 – maximum 5 and higher scores indicate more positive affect