Table 2.

Sex differences in total vulnerability scores and subscale scores (t-test).

	Men (n = 186)		Women (n = 175)		t	p	Cohen’s d
	M	SD	M	SD
Total score of vulnerability	2.6	0.56	2.8	0.53	3.84	0.001	0.40
Vulnerability toward criticism or denial	2.5	0.72	2.8	0.77	4.20	0.001	0.44
Vulnerability toward worsening relationships	2.2	0.71	2.2	0.70	1.10	0.273	0.11
Vulnerability toward interpersonal discord	3.0	0.73	3.3	0.60	4.18	0.001	0.45
Vulnerability toward procrastination and emotional avoidance	2.6	0.69	2.7	0.69	2.48	0.013	0.26

Cohen’s d: small = 0.20, medium = 0.50, large = 0.80 (Cohen, 1988).