TABLE 3.
Comparison of personality characteristics between women and men.
| Personality variables | Men (n = 72) |
Women (n = 17) |
Test statistics | P | Effect size | ||
| Mean (SD) | Median | Mean (SD) | Median | ||||
| BIS – attention | 20.06 (4.46) | 19.20 | 22.21 (4.14) | 20.80 | 747.00a | 0.079 | −0.19c |
| BIS – motor | 20.46 (4.95) | 20.17 | 25.21 (6.75) | 22.61 | 851.00a | 0.003 * | −0.32c |
| BIS – non-planning | 28.54 (5.60) | – | 29.63 (5.64) | – | −0.70b | 0.484 | 0.20d |
| BIS – total | 69.56 (12.79) | 68.75 | 76.88 (13.02) | 73.13 | 711.00a | 0.032 | −0.23c |
| Cooperativeness | 27.21 (6.35) | 27.50 | 24.19 (6.22) | 25.00 | 397.50a | 0.095 | −0.18c |
| Self-directedness | 19.73 (7.29) | 20.50 | 15.67 (7.21) | 15.00 | 341.00a | 0.061 | −0.21c |
| Reward dependence | 12.86 (4.42) | – | 14.18 (4.33) | – | −1.09b | 0.276 | 0.30d |
| Persistence | 3.56 (2.01) | 3.00 | 3.88 (1.90) | 4.00 | 653.00a | 0.530 | −0.07c |
| Novelty seeking | 20.77 (5.34) | – | 24.13 (6.83) | – | −2.10b | 0.038 | 0.59d |
| Harm avoidance | 19.83 (6.25) | – | 20.75 (7.82) | – | −0.50b | 0.618 | 0.14d |
| Self-transcendence | 14.29 (6.56) | 13.00 | 22.00 (7.58) | 23.50 | 808.00a | <0.001 * | −0.38c |
BIS, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale. Bold denotes significant differences. *Denotes significance when controlling for multiple comparisons. aMann–Whitney U test; bt-test; cr; dCohen’s d.