Table 2.
Mean and standard deviation for each item of the personal attribute questionnaire.
| Items | Total | Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x̄ | SD | x̄ | SD | x̄ | SD | |
| Factor 1: masculinity-instrumentality (M) | ||||||
| Independent | 2.71 | 1.20 | 2.94 | 1.07 | 2.61 | 1.24 |
| Active | 2.65 | 1.06 | 2.63 | 1.02 | 2.66 | 1.08 |
| Competitive | 1.95 | 1.17 | 2.14 | 1.24 | 1.87 | 1.13 |
| Can make decisions easily | 2.21 | 1.20 | 2.28 | 1.13 | 2.17 | 1.23 |
| Never gives up | 1.94 | 1.12 | 1.98 | 1.07 | 1.92 | 1.15 |
| Self-confident | 2.32 | 1.07 | 2.50 | 0.97 | 2.24 | 1.10 |
| Feels superior | 2.32 | 0.93 | 2.54 | 0.85 | 2.23 | 0.95 |
| Stands up well under pressure | 2.48 | 1.14 | 2.68 | 1.02 | 2.39 | 1.17 |
| Factor 2: femininity-expressivity (F) | ||||||
| Emotional | 2.88 | 0.97 | 2.73 | 0.99 | 2.95 | 0.96 |
| Able to devote self completely to others | 2.37 | 1.16 | 2.11 | 1.12 | 2.48 | 1.16 |
| Gentle | 2.58 | 0.95 | 2.68 | 0.91 | 2.54 | 0.97 |
| Helpful to others | 3.11 | 0.88 | 3.15 | 0.85 | 3.10 | 0.89 |
| Kind | 3.33 | 0.80 | 3.32 | 0.81 | 3.33 | 0.79 |
| Aware of feelings of others | 2.81 | 0.90 | 2.51 | 1 | 2.94 | 0.82 |
| Understanding of others | 3.01 | 0.86 | 2.80 | 1 | 3.10 | 0.77 |
| Warm in relation with others | 2.72 | 1.02 | 2.69 | 1.01 | 2.74 | 1.03 |
Response scale: 0 (“Not at all”) to 4 (“Very”). N = 436; n (male) = 134; n (female) = 302.