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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 25.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2011 Nov 7;47(1):108–116. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2011.629706

TABLE 3.

Differences between men and women in schema interpretations

Schema Men (%) Women (%)
Emotional deprivation
 Low 64.6 47.7
 Medium 13.7 14.2
 High 11.6 17.3
 Very high 10.1 20.8
Abandonment
 Low 56.5 44.2
 Medium 16.6 16.8
 High 9.9 12.8
 Very high 17.0 26.2
Mistrust/abuse
 Low 56.5 47.8
 Medium 15.9 17.3
 High 11.3 14.1
 Very high 16.3 20.8
Social isolation
 Low 69.3 56.6
 Medium 11.9 14.2
 High 8.3 8.0
 Very high 10.5 21.2
Defectiveness
 Low 73.4 59.3
 Medium 9.7 14.2
 High 7.0 10.6
 Very high 9.9 15.9
Failure
 Low 76.9 64.6
 Medium 12.4 13.3
 High 6.1 11.9
 Very high 4.6 10.2
Dependence
 Low 77.6 66.4
 Medium 11.0 15.0
 High 5.3 6.2
 Very high 6.1 12.4
Vulnerability
 Low 63.5 52.6
 Medium 15.2 20.4
 High 10.8 13.7
 Very high 10.5 13.3
Enmeshment
 Low 76.7 63.3
 Medium 12.3 12.8
 High 5.6 12.4
 Very high 5.4 11.5
Entitlement
 Low 57.3 58.8
 Medium 17.8 20.8
 High 12.7 12.4
 Very high 12.1 8
Insufficient self-control
 Low 37.1 26.1
 Medium 23.6 25.3
 High 16.4 19.0
 Very high 22.9 29.6
Subjugation
 Low 67.4 46.9
 Medium 15.7 21.2
 High 9.6 13.3
 Very high 7.3 18.6
Self-sacrifice
 Low 19.3 16.4
 Medium 18.8 11.5
 High 17.0 16.4
 Very high 44.9 55.7
Emotional inhibition
 Low 54.5 51.8
 Medium 18.0 21.2
 High 13.8 16.8
 Very high 13.7 10.2
Unrelenting standards
 Low 26.1 24.3
 Medium 16.2 20.4
 High 19.6 20.8
 Very high 38.1 34.5
Approval seeking
 Low 55.5 41.5
 Medium 18.5 23.5
 High 10.2 14.2
 Very high 15.8 20.8
Negativity/pessimism
 Low 50.8 41.6
 Medium 15.9 18.6
 High 13.5 14.6
 Very high 19.8 25.2
Punitiveness
 Low 35.0 31.8
 Medium 22.9 22.6
 High 19.3 23.9
 Very high 22.8 21.7