Table 3.
Percentages of item endorsement for each response option of the GBS-A across genders.
| Males | Females | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | DSM-5 criterion | Never | Sometimes | Often | Never | Sometimes | Often |
| 1 | Tolerance | 91.4 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 95.4 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| 2 | Withdrawal | 88.0 | 8.9 | 3.1 | 94.7 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| 3 | Loss of control | 91.8 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 94.9 | 4.5 | 0.6 |
| 4 | Preoccupation | 80.1 | 13.3 | 6.6 | 88.9 | 7.2 | 3.9 |
| 5 | Escape | 89.6 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 90.6 | 9.2 | 0.2 |
| 6 | Chasing | 70.7 | 25.9 | 3.4 | 73.0 | 24.8 | 2.3 |
| 7 | Lying | 86.6 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 94.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| 8 | Risked/lost relationships, opportunities | 91.7 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 93.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Bail-out | 84.7 | 12.6 | 2.7 | 89.3 | 9.4 | 1.2 |