TABLE 2.

Mean subscale scores and f ratios for the populations under study.

Population	N	Emotional distress		Social inadequacy		Growth and discovery		Social isolation		Self-alienation
		M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Blind individuals	65	2.29	1.96	2.10	1.59	3.69	2.37	1.83	1.82	1.43	1.38
Men	22	2.54	1.92	1.95	1.58	4.36	2.21	2.13	1.90	1.86	1.39
Women	43	2.16	1.99	2.18	1.60	3.34	2.40	1.67	1.78	1.20	1.33
MANOVA	F(5, 59) = 2.39	F(1, 63) = 0.54		F(1, 63) = 0.30		F(1, 63) = 2.72		F(1, 63) = 0.93		F(1, 63) = 3.39
General Pop	122	3.35	1.84	2.82	1.93	2.43	2.26	2.91	1.75	1.79	1.60
Men	12	2.75	1.95	3.00	1.80	1.33	2.01	2.75	1.54	1.41	1.50
Women	110	3.41	1.82	2.80	1.95	2.55	2.26	2.93	1.77	1.83	1.61
MANOVA	F(5, 116) = 1.14	F(1, 120) = 1.43		F(1, 120) = 0.10		F(1, 120) = 3.19		F(1, 120) = 0.12		F(1, 120) = 0.74
Men	34	2.61	1.90	2.32	1.71	3.29	2.57	2.35	1.79	1.70	1.42
Blind individuals	22	2.54	1.92	1.95	1.58	4.36	2.21	2.13	1.90	1.86	1.39
General Pop	12	2.75	1.95	3.00	1.80	1.33	2.10	2.75	1.54	1. 41	1.50
MANOVA	F(5, 28) = 6.01**	F(1, 32) = 0.08		F(1, 32) = 3.05***		F(1, 32) = 15.44		F(1, 32) = 0.91		F(1, 32) = 0.75
Women	153	3.06	1.95	2.63	1.88	2.77	2.32	2.58	1.86	1.66	1.56
Blind individuals	43	2.16	1.99	2.18	1.60	3.34	2.40	1.67	1.78	1.20	1.33
General Pop	110	3.41	1.82	2.80	1.95	2.55	2.26	2.93	1.77	1.83	1.61
MANOVA	F(5, 147) = 5.99***	F(1, 151) = 13.86***		F(1, 151) = 3.44		F(1, 151) = 3.65		F(1, 151) = 15.55***		F(1, 151) = 5.12
Totals	187	2.98	1.94	2.57	1.85	2.87	2.37	2.54	1.84	1.66	1.53
Blind individuals	65	2.29	1.96	2.10	1.59	3.69	2.37	1.83	1.82	1.43	1.38
General Pop	122	3.35	1.84	2.82	1.93	2.43	2.26	2.91	1.75	1.79	1.60
Total MANOVA	F(5, 181) = 8.79***	F(1, 185) = 13.41***		F(1, 185) = 6.60*		F(1, 185) = 12.61***		F(1, 185) = 15.87***		F(1, 185) = 2.41

^∗p < 0.05 ^∗∗p < 0.01 ^∗∗∗p < 0.001.