Table 5.
Descriptive statistics of BPNS&FS and the results of test for gender differences
| M (SD) | A | K | d | MW (SD) | MM (SD) | Z | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS | 15.41 (2.86) | –0.48 | –0.13 | .11ns | 15.17 (2.95) | 15.69 (2.76) | 2.13* |
| RS | 17.40 (2.69) | –1.47 | 2.66 | .17ns | 17.66 (2.71) | 17.13 (2.71) | –3.18*** |
| CS | 16.58 (2.72) | –1.04 | 1.49 | .14ns | 16.31 (2.76) | 16.87 (2.68) | 2.80** |
| AF | 9.46 (3.04) | 0.48 | 0.04 | .10ns | 9.34 (2.96) | 9.60 (3.09) | 1.06ns |
| RF | 6.64 (2.58) | 1.28 | 1.78 | .18ns | 6.50 (2.50) | 6.79 (2.65) | 1.59ns |
| CF | 8.09 3.24 | 0.92 | 0.68 | .14ns | 8.23 3.19 | 8.02 3.27 | –1.17ns |
Note. AS – autonomy satisfaction; AF – autonomy frustration; RS – relatedness satisfaction; RF – relatedness frustration; CS – competence satisfaction; CF – competence frustration; M (SD) – mean (standard deviation) in the whole sample: W – group of women, M – group of men; A – asymmetry; K – kurtosis; Z – Mann-Whitney U test; ns – not significant; *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.