Table 2.

Interpretations, Emotions, Goals, and Strategies as a Function of Gender

	Female		Male		F(1, 155)	η_p²
	M	SD	M	SD	F(1, 155)	η_p²
Interpretations
Disrespect	.81	.64	1.03	.60	3.95^*	.03
Rejection	.71	.60	.91	.64	4.00^*	.03
Lack of caring	1.14	.73	1.33	.72	2.53	.02
Betrayal	.87	.62	1.09	.65	4.86^*	.03
Lack relationship viability	.62	.47	.80	.51	5.46^*	.03
Moral judgment	1.47	.75	1.63	.81	1.63	.01
Solvability	4.30	.76	4.08	.68	3.23	.02
Face value	4.36	.64	3.97	.66	13.55^**	.08
Emotions
Anger	2.06	.89	2.17	1.04	.51	.00
Hurt feelings	1.73	.91	1.69	.92	.07	.00
Goals
Revenge	.63	.78	.92	.58	6.36^*	.04
Relationship maintenance	4.41	1.02	4.23	.94	1.30	.01
Fairness	4.51	.94	4.07	.85	8.87^**	.05
Tension reduction	2.72	1.32	2.56	1.22	.54	.00
Control	2.17	1.45	2.17	1.23	.01	.00
Self-interest	3.03	1.13	2.89	1.04	.69	.00
Strategies
Verbal aggression	.62	.56	.91	.60	9.09^**	.06
Self-interest assertion	1.50	.92	1.75	.95	2.67	.02
Emotional manipulation	.83	.74	1.03	.73	2.63	.02
Threat of termination	.34	.32	.45	.31	4.90^*	.03
Termination	.28	.22	.34	.26	2.53	.02

Note: Ratings ranged from 0 to 5.50 on a scale of inches.

p < .05,

^**

p < .01.