Table 3.

Dimensions and total scores of BEES at Year 2, divided by gender

BEES dimension	Year 2 Students n=99	p-value
	Male (n=25) Mean (SD)	Female (n=74) Mean (SD)
D1: Impermeability to the emotional feelings of others	-2.3 (6.4)	-7.2 (6.8)	p<0.01
D2: Susceptibility to the emotional feelings of others	7.6 (5.8)	11.6 (3.8)	p<0.01
D3: Emotional spread responsiveness	3.1 (5.5)	-1.2 (5.9)	p<0.01
D4: Susceptibility to emotional involvement with people nearby	8.3 (4.2)	11.8 (4.8)	p<0.01
D5: Tendency to avoid emotional involvement with fragile people	-1.5 (3.7)	-2.7 (2.6)	p<0.01
Total score	15.0 (20.3)	40.0 (20.0)	p<0.0001