Table 2.
Descriptive data for independent and dependent variables compared by gender
| Men (N = 174) |
Women (N = 94) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | N (%) | N (%) | χ 2 |
| Categorical | |||
| Alcohol use | 28.11** | ||
| No use | 75 (43.1%) | 70 (74.5%) | |
| Monthly | 31 (17.8%) | 13 (13.8%) | |
| Weekly | 29 (16.7%) | 7 (7.4%) | |
| Several times a week | 27 (15.5%) | 3 (3.2%) | |
| Daily | 12 (6.9%) | 1 (1.1%) | |
| Cocaine use | 2.28 | ||
| No use | 140 (80.5%) | 79 (84%) | |
| Monthly | 17 (9.8%) | 5 (5.3%) | |
| Weekly | 3 (1.7%) | 3 (3.2%) | |
| Several times a week | 9 (5.2%) | 4 (4.3%) | |
| Daily | 5 (2.9%) | 3 (3.2%) | |
| Axis 2 indicated | 7.38* | ||
| Antisocial personality traits | 14 (8.0%) | 2 (2.1%) | |
| Borderline personality traits | 32 (18.4%) | 28 (29.8%) |
| Variables | M (s.d.) | M (s.d.) | t |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous | |||
| Social support | |||
| ISEL Appraisal subscale | 20.26 (6.33) | 20.01 (5.85) | 0.31 |
| ISEL Self-Esteem subscale | 18.72 (4.84) | 17.98 (5.08) | 1.18 |
| ISEL Tangible subscale | 19.81 (6.52) | 18.73 (6.52) | 1.29 |
| ISEL Belonging subscale | 20.43 (5.78) | 20.31 (6.08) | 0.16 |
| Grief severity | |||
| Grief reaction inventory | 18.59 (9.42) | 20.55 (10.85) | 1.53 |
| IES Intrusion subscale | 14.65 (9.19) | 15.46 (9.93) | 0.67 |
| IES Avoidance subscale | 14.46 (10.03) | 17.56 (11.90) | 2.25* |
*
Value significant, P < .05;
**
Value significant, P < .01