Table 9.

Descriptive statistics for Women’s scale for the whole sample

Factors and Scale Items	Mean	SD	Percentiles
			25th	50th	75th	90th	95th
Self-Loathing (possible range: 8–48)	13.5	6.91	8.0	11.0	15.0	24.0	31.0
1. Feel like I've done something wrong
2. Feel a sense of self-disgust
3. Feel a sense of shame
4. Feel guilty
5. Feel a sense of regret
6. Feel annoyed at myself
7. Feel dirty
8. Feel used for sex
Positive Connection with Self (possible range: 8–48)	30.26	10.84	23.0	32.0	38.0	41.0	43.0
1. Feel empowered
2. Feel confident
3. Feel a sense of pride
4. Feel connected to myself
5. Feel positive about my body
6. Feel desirable
7. Experience a sense of wellbeing
8. Feel content
Sense of Being Emotionally Overwhelmed (possible range: 4–24)	8.45	4.72	5.0	7.0	11.0	15.0	18.0
1. Feel like I could cry
2. Need to be comforted
3. Feel confused about my emotions
4. Feel lost
Feeling Connected with Partner (possible range: 6–36)	27.58	7.37	23	29	33	35	36
1. Feel in love
2. Feel close to my partner
3. Feel emotionally open to my partner
4. Feel loved
5. Avoid communicating ∗
6. Avoid talking about my feelings ∗

^∗These items have been reverse scored.