Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of AQ, QoL and coping styles. Means and Standard Deviations are shown both across gender groups and the total sample
| Females | Males | Total sample | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean | Standard deviation | Mean | Standard deviation | Mean | Standard deviation | Min | Max | Range | Skewness | Kurtosis (centered at 3) |
| AQ | 15.76 | 5.59 | 17.32 | 6.98 | 16.37 | 6.20 | 1.00 | 36.00 | 35.00 | 0.45 | 3.28 |
| QoL domains | |||||||||||
| Physical | 16.31 | 2.07 | 16.80 | 2.03 | 16.50 | 2.06 | 9.14 | 20.00 | 10.86 | −0.66 | 3.99 |
| Psychological | 13.64 | 2.56 | 14.33 | 2.60 | 13.91 | 2.59 | 5.33 | 18.67 | 13.34 | −0.58 | 3.33 |
| Relationships | 15.47 | 3.51 | 15.47 | 3.64 | 15.47 | 3.55 | 5.33 | 20.00 | 14.67 | −0.69 | 2.75 |
| Environmental | 14.29 | 2.22 | 14.90 | 1.88 | 14.53 | 2.11 | 7.00 | 19.00 | 12.00 | −0.37 | 3.32 |
| Coping styles | |||||||||||
| Task-oriented coping | 59.03 | 7.78 | 58.62 | 7.27 | 58.87 | 7.56 | 30.00 | 77.00 | 47.00 | −0.59 | 4.59 |
| Emotion-oriented coping | 47.13 | 11.65 | 43.38 | 8.81 | 45.66 | 10.75 | 17.00 | 74.00 | 57.00 | 0.18 | 3.16 |
| Avoidance-oriented coping | 49.17 | 8.78 | 45.07 | 8.49 | 47.56 | 8.87 | 29.00 | 76.00 | 47.00 | 0.53 | 3.30 |
| Avoidance by distraction | 21.81 | 5.71 | 20.03 | 5.26 | 21.11 | 5.59 | 9.00 | 36.00 | 27.00 | 0.44 | 3.01 |
| Avoidance by Social diversion | 18.37 | 3.84 | 16.50 | 3.56 | 17.63 | 3.83 | 6.00 | 25.00 | 19.00 | −0.24 | 3.23 |
Mean differences between gender groups in “Emotion-oriented coping” and “Avoidance by Social diversion” are statistically significant. The t-test values are 2.258 and 2.882 respectively, resulting respectively in p < 0.05 and p < 0.001