Table 1.
Mean levels and standard deviations of dispositional forgiveness and affective traits by gender
| Women (n = 476) | Men (n = 146) | Mann–Whitney U | p | Glass’ Δ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | ||||
| Total forgiveness | 81.94 | 12.15 | 84.22 | 11.48 | 30,638.00 | .030 | − .19 |
| Positive forgiveness (P-scale) | 44.23 | 6.74 | 43.80 | 6.77 | 33,321.00 | .452 | .06 |
| P-self | 15.05 | 2.98 | 14.82 | 3.09 | 33,907.00 | .656 | .07 |
| P-others | 14.18 | 3.06 | 13.86 | 3.06 | 32,864.00 | .319 | .10 |
| P-situations | 15.01 | 2.84 | 15.12 | 2.91 | 33,728.50 | .509 | − .04 |
| Reduced unforgiveness (N-scale) | 37.71 | 9.30 | 40.42 | 9.59 | 29,224.00 | .004 | − .28 |
| N-self | 12.27 | 4.37 | 13.62 | 4.39 | 28,510.50 | .001 | − .31 |
| N-others | 12.95 | 3.61 | 12.97 | 3.68 | 33,522.00 | .542 | − .01 |
| N-situations | 12.49 | 3.89 | 14.01 | 3.67 | 26,825.50 | .000 | − .41 |
| Positive affect | 48.07 | 9.35 | 50.45 | 10.49 | 29,247.00 | .009 | − .27 |
| Negative affect | 35.32 | 11.96 | 29.02 | 10.40 | 23,577.50 | .000 | .61 |
| Anxiety | 46.50 | 9.21 | 41.18 | 9.37 | 21,296.50 | .000 | .57 |
| Emotional control – total score | 50.17 | 10.99 | 53.23 | 9.70 | 27,061.50 | .000 | − .32 |
| Control of anger | 15.97 | 4.69 | 16.43 | 4.37 | 31,869.50 | .237 | − .11 |
| Control of depression | 17.27 | 4.35 | 17.84 | 3.76 | 31,098.50 | .110 | − .15 |
| Control of anxiety | 16.93 | 4.28 | 18.95 | 4.50 | 24,467.50 | .000 | − .45 |