Table 3.

ASSIST Short-Form Subscales with Significant Gender Differences (n=130)

ASSIST Short-Form Subscales	Male, n=67 Mean (SD)	Female, n=63 Mean (SD)	p value
Lack of purpose	3.46 (1.17)	4.1 (0.9)	0.002*
Syllabus bound	3.62 (1.16)	4.0 (0.89)	0.04*
Unrelated memorization	7.62 (1.8)	8.0 (1.5)	0.04*
Time management	7.60 (1.5)	8.20 (1.4)	0.03*
Organized studying	4.0 (0.74)	4.36 (0.7)	0.04*

Note: *Indicating statistical significance at p ≤ 0.05.

Abbreviations: ASSIST, Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students; SD, standard deviation.