. 2016 Oct 18;11(10):e0164942. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164942

Table 1. Descriptive statistics of the study variables by gender.

	Females (N = 1071)		Males (N = 1123)		Gender difference
Variable	N	Mean (SD)	N	Mean (SD)	p (t-test)
Self-esteem^a at age 16	1067	3.47 (0.67)	1105	3.83 (0.64)	<0.001
Self-esteem^a at age 22	886	3.56 (0.71)	764	3.90 (0.67)	<0.001
Self-esteem^a at age 32	803	3.86 (0.74)	663	4.10 (0.71)	<0.001
Self-esteem^a at age 42	733	3.88 (0.75)	597	4.15 (0.67)	<0.001
Interpersonal conflicts^b at age 16	1069	0.78 (0.98)	1113	0.60 (0.89)	<0.001
Interpersonal conflicts^b at age 22	888	1.16 (1.25)	764	1.10 (1.18)	0.377
Interpersonal conflicts^b at age 32	804	1.04 (1.18)	665	0.95 (1.12)	0.149
Interpersonal conflicts^b at age 42	732	1.01 (1.17)	599	0.79 (1.08)	0.001

^a Range 1–5

^b Range 0–4