Table 1.

Descriptive statistics and gender differences in anxiety and developmental assets.

	Total (n = 1,044)	Women (n = 788)	Men (n = 256)	Gender differences
	M(SD)	M(SD)	M(SD)	t	Cohen's d
Anxiety	8.61 (5.42)	9.12 (5.51)	7.03 (4.82)	5.24***	0.40
Support	2.92 (0.61)	2.95 (0.61)	2.85 (0.61)	2.33*	0.16
Empowerment	3.26 (0.49)	3.27 (0.50)	3.25 (0.61)	0.37	0.04
Expectations and boundaries	2.84 (0.49)	2.86 (0.49)	2.77 (0.48)	2.44*	0.19
Creative use of time	2.25 (0.62)	2.23 (0.60)	2.28 (0.68)	−1.12	0.08
Commitment to learning	3.35 (0.48)	3.39 (0.45)	3.25 (0.54)	4.16***	0.28
Positive values	3.27 (0.38)	3.32 (0.36)	3.14 (0.39)	6.65***	0.48
Social competences	3.24 (0.41)	3.28 (0.40)	3.12 (0.42)	5.45***	0.39
Positive identity	2.75 (0.63)	2.72 (0.63)	2.84 (0.63)	−2.57*	0.19
	%	%	%	X	Phi
Clinical generalized anxiety disorder	42.1	45.8	30.4	17.57***	0.13

^*p <0.05;

^** p <0.01;

^*** p <0.001.