TABLE 2.

Gender differences in positive and negative emotional reactivity and emotional regulation scales, Independent Samples Test.

	Male (n = 75)	Female (n = 240)	P (2-tailed)	Cohen‘s d
Positive frequency	16.16 ± 4.19	14.53 ± 4.30	0.004	0.38
Positive intensity	17.25 ± 4.11	15.78 ± 4.56	0.013	0.33
Positive persistence	14.37 ± 4.96	14.22 ± 4.64	0.840	0.03
Overall positive	47.76 ± 11.51	44.53 ± 11.87	0.037	0.27
Positive regulation	9.4 ± 4.61	8.99 ± 3.58	0.484	0.11
	Male (n = 75)	Female (n = 240)	P (2-tailed)	Cohen‘s d
Negative frequency	9.45 ± 3.39	11.49 ± 4.27	<0.001	0.50
Negative intensity	11.61 ± 3.56	13.23 ± 4.41	0.002	0.38
Negative persistence	10.09 ± 3.37	12.38 ± 3.96	<0.001	0.60
Overall negative	31.16 ± 8.63	37.09 ± 10.96	<0.001	0.57
Negative regulation	10.85 ± 4.09	13.90 ± 4.83	<0.001	0.65