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Published in final edited form as: Arch Sex Behav. 2007 Oct 18;38(3):442–455. doi: 10.1007/s10508-007-9260-6

Table II.

Mean Scores (SD) on Measures of Anxiety in Women and Men

Task/Measure		Sex Difference?	Means		Effect Size
Task/Measure		Sex Difference?	Men (n = 54)	Women (n = 43)	Effect Size
Anxiety Measures	ANX Scale	Yes^**	45.61 (10.00)	51.22 (10.59)	d = .54
	ANX – Cognitions Subscale	Yes^*	46.81 (9.95)	51.56 (10.99)	d = .45
	ANX – Affect Subscale	Yes^**	43.96 (9.10)	49.61 (8.58)	d = .64
	ANX – Physical Sx Subscale	Yes^*	47.68 (9.57)	52.15 (12.12)	d = .41
	STAI – State	No	31.11 (11.80)	30.95 (9.62)	d = .01
	STAI – Trait	No	34.59 (11.58)	36.86 (9.01)	d = .22
	BAI	No	7.63 (5.74)	10.26 (8.26)	d = .37
	ARD Scale	No	47.96 (9.89)	50.81 (10.06)	d = .29
	ARD – Obsessions Subscale	No	50.27 (9.42)	52.44 (10.21)	d = .22
	ARD – Phobias Subscale	Yes^*	44.52 (9.66)	49.38 (9.47)	d = .51
	ARD- Traumas Subscale	No	49.92 (10.63)	49.83 (10.43)	d = .008

Note. ANX = Anxiety Scale of the Personality Assessment Inventory; STAI = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; BAI = Beck Anxiety Inventory; ARD = Anxiety-Related Disorders Scale of the Personality Assessment Inventory.

p < .05.

^**

p < .01.