Joubert C E
Department of Psychology, University of North Alabama, Florence 35632.
Psychol Rep. 1993 Jun;72(3 Pt 1):735-8. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1993.72.3.735.
This study explored the incidence of three personal habits and their correlates with popular tensional outlets. The 108 men and 202 women college students estimated how often they bit their fingernails, picked their noses, chewed on pencils or other objects, used specific tobacco products, used specific caffeine products, chewed gum, and exercised. Also, they rated their happiness on a seven-point scale in Likert format. The fingernail-biting incidence observed here was higher than was reported in previous samples of young adults, and more men than women were nail-biters. More men than women admitted to nose-picking; and about 61% of persons of either sex reported being occasional object-chewers. Men were more likely to exercise, use tobacco products, or consume iced tea than were women but were less likely to chew gum. The intercorrelations among the habits were not significant, and they were unrelated to lower self-reports of happiness. Both men and women who were object-chewers reported drinking greater amounts of cola beverages; otherwise, the relationships between these habits and product uses were not significant.
本研究探讨了三种个人习惯的发生率及其与常见减压方式的相关性。108名男大学生和202名女大学生估计了自己咬指甲、挖鼻孔、咬铅笔或其他物品、使用特定烟草制品、使用特定咖啡因产品、嚼口香糖以及锻炼的频率。此外，他们用李克特量表以七点制对自己的幸福感进行了评分。此处观察到的咬指甲发生率高于之前对年轻人样本的报道，咬指甲的男性多于女性。承认挖鼻孔的男性多于女性；约61%的男女都称自己偶尔会咬物品。男性比女性更有可能锻炼、使用烟草制品或饮用冰茶，但嚼口香糖的可能性较小。这些习惯之间的相互关联并不显著，且与较低的幸福感自评无关。咬物品的男性和女性都报告称饮用了更多的可乐饮料；除此之外，这些习惯与产品使用之间的关系并不显著。
