Table 3.

Preliminary analyses (sociocultural factors): summary table of independent-sample t-tests between males and females, partners only.

	Independent-sample t-test (two-tailed)	Men M, SD	Women M, SD
Study variables
Relational quality	t = −.51	M = 5.82, SD = 1.01	M = 5.92, SD = .94
Prognosis uncertainty	t = −.02	M = 2.50, SD = .98	M = 2.51, SD = 1.20
Efficacy	t = −.40	M = 4.20, SD = .65	M = 4.26, SD = .71
Cancer management	t = .22	M = 4.14, SD = .66	M = 4.12, SD = .71
Length diagnosed	t = .48	M = 60.56, SD = 13.04	M = 53.93, SD = 53.94
General health	t = −.03	M = 3.40, SD = .22	M = 3.41, SD = .12