Table 2 Pearson’s correlation matrix for the study variables (controlling for gender)

(1) Risk-taking

—

(2) MSCEIT total

− 0.14*

—

(3) MSCEIT perceiving

− 0.14*

0.77**

—

(4) MSCEIT facilitating

− 0.08

0.67**

0.47**

—

(5) MSCEIT understanding

− 0.01

0.58**

0.18*

0.14*

—

(6) MSCEIT managing

− 0.13*

0.55**

0.16*

0.19*

0.22**

—

(7) UPPS positive urgency

0.36**

− 0.27**

− 0.20*

− 0.14*

− 0.14*

− 0.21*

—

(8) UPPS negative urgency

0.28**

− 0.14*

− 0.04

− 0.05

− 0.14*

− 0.16*

0.48**

—

(9) UPPS lack of prem.

0.24**

− 0.12

− 0.04

− 0.04

− 0.10

− 0.14*

0.32**

0.36**

—

(10) UPPS lack of pers.

0.17*

− 0.15*

− 0.10

− 0.12

− 0.04

− 0.13*

0.26**

0.26**

0.32**

—

(11) UPPS sensation seeking

0.33**

− 0.18*

− 0.11

− 0.15*

− 0.12

− 0.10

0.33**

0.08

0.12

0.06

—

(12) Sensitivity to reward

0.27**

− 0.16*

− 0.09

− 0.08

− 0.07

− 0.20*

0.34**

0.21**

0.11

0.07

0.29**

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