Table 1.
Sample characteristics of the female and male subgroup in sociodemographic data.
| Variable | Women | Men | Test statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 407 |
94 |
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| M (SD) | M (SD) | |||
| Age (years) | 30.60 (11.42) | 33.50 (12.72) | t(499) = -2.17, p = 0.031 | |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 23.53 (5.69) |
25.31 (4.24) |
t(179.29) = -3.41, p = 0.001 | |
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Relationship status | In a relationship | 270 (66.3) | 59 (62.8) | χ2(1) = 0.43, p = 0.547 |
| No relationship | 137 (33.7) | 35 (37.2) | ||
| School education | Secondary school level I | 34 (8.4) | 7 (7.4) | χ2(3) = 0.90, p = 0.822 |
| Advanced college entrance qualification | 51 (12.5) | 9 (9.5) | ||
| University-entrance diploma (“Abitur”) | 316 (77.6) | 77 (81.9) | ||
| Other | 6 (1.5) | 1 (1.1) | ||
| Employment | Current employment | 281 (69.0) | 63 (67.0) | χ2(1) = 0.15, p = 0.712 |
| No current employment (incl. students without side jobs) | 126 (31.0) | 31 (33.0) | ||
| Teasing experiences | Yes | 182 (44.7) | 41 (43.6) | χ2(1) = 0.04, p = 0.908 |
| No | 225 (55.3) | 53 (56.4) | ||
Boldface entries indicate significant gender group differences, two-sided p < 0.05. In case of unequal variances in Levene’s test, degrees of freedom were adjusted.