Table 2.

Select LIWC Output Variables

Variable	Total (N = 237)	Male (n = 142)	Female (n = 95)	p‐value
Word count	199	184.5	217	0.22
Words per sentence	15.6	15.4	16	0.37
Positive emotion	12 (8–7)	11 (8–17)	13 (9–18)	0.24
Negative emotion	1 (0–2)	1 (0–2)	1 (0–2)	0.09
Social	24 (16–33)	23 (16–33)	26 (17–36)	0.10
Cognitive processes	15 (10–23)	15 (10–22)	16 (11–23)	0.22
Affiliation	5 (3–7)	5 (3–7)	6 (4–8)	0.03
Achievement	10 (6–12)	10 (6–12)	10 (7–13)	0.33
Power	7 (5–10)	7 (5–10)	8 (5–11)	0.09
Reward	4 (2–6)	4 (2–6)	4 (2–6)	0.44
Risk	0 (0–1)	0 (0–1)	0 (0–1)	0.82
Standout	2 (1–3)	2 (1–3)	2 (1–4)	0.94
Ability	2 (1–3)	2 (1–3)	2 (1–4)	0.04
Grindstone	2 (1–4)	2 (1–4)	2 (1–4)	0.61
Teaching	3 (2–4)	3 (2–4)	3 (1–4)	0.63
Research	0 (0–2)	0 (0–2)	0 (0–1)	0.51
Communal	1 (0–2)	1 (1–2)	1 (0–2)	0.65
Agency	2 (1–3)	2 (1–3)	2 (1–3)	0.16

Data are reported as median (IQR).

IQR = interquartile range.