TABLE 2.

Values for meaning and growth in men and women.

		Women					Men
Variables				Bootstrap 95% CI					Bootstrap 95% CI		Mann-Whitney U
	Average rank	Mean	SD	LL	UL	Average rank	Mean	SD	LL	UL	p
Total meaning	544.0	5.3	0.96	5.23	5.37	524.3	5.26	0.92	5.16	5.36	0.337
SSL	549.3	5.02	1.01	4.94	5.1	550.8	5.08	1.01	4.97	5.19	0.611
GPL	558.4	5.72	0.95	5.65	5.79	494.6	5.54	0.93	5.44	5.64	0.002
Total growth	573.6	3.25	0.79	3.19	3.3	483.5	3.03	0.82	2.94	3.12	< 0.001
Personal	584.8	3.24	0.93	3.17	3.3	458.0	2.89	0.90	2.79	2.99	< 0.001
Interpersonal	565.2	3.35	0.92	3.29	3.42	502.5	3.18	0.90	3.08	3.28	0.002
Social	559.4	3.15	0.88	3.09	3.22	515.7	3.02	0.93	2.92	3.12	0.034
Spirituality	576.8	3.42	1.07	3.35	3.5	476.3	3.07	1.11	2.96	3.19	< 0.001
Religiosity	554.4	2.78	1.35	2.69	2.88	527.0	2.67	1.35	2.53	2.82	0.174

Statistically significant differences were found for all measures of growth (total, personal, interpersonal, and social) (U = 105534.0, p < 0.001 for total; U = 97034.5, p < 0.001 for personal; U = 111896.5, p = 0.002 for interpersonal; and U = 116286.5, p = 0.035 for social) always with higher values in women. SSL, Satisfaction and Sense of Life; GPL, Goals and Purposes in Life.