Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of the sample and GSE scores (N = 141)

	Demographic characteristic	GSE scores mean ( SD )
Full sample, range 12 – 39		26.5 (6.3)
Age (years), range 20 – 60	42.4 (10.4)
< 40 years	n = 57 (40%)	26.7 (6.5)
≥ 40 years	n = 84 (60%)	26.4 (6.3)
Sex
Male	n = 41 (29%)	27.0 (6.1)
Female	n = 100 (71%)	26.3 (6.5)
Relationship status (n = 140)
Not in paired relationship	n = 48 (34%)	26.3 (6.1)
In paired relationship	n = 92 (66%)	26.6 (6.5)
Education level
≤ 12 years	n = 95 (67%)	26.2 (6.5)
> 12 years	n = 46 (33%)	27.2 (6.0)
Employment status (n = 140)
Not working	n = 63 (45%)	26.9 (6.1)
Working	n = 77 (55%)	26.1 (6.7)

Note. All p-values > .05.