Investigation of the relationship between early maladaptive schemas, temperament and eating attitude in adults

Table 2 Comparison of participants' scores received from the 14 schemas by gender variable

	n	M	SD	t	p
Emotional Deprivation
Female	206	9.25	5.03	1.04	0.301
Male	102	8.66	4.10
Social Isolation/Mistrust
Female	206	15.81	6.78	1.02	0.307
Male	102	14.97	6.65
Defectiveness/Shame
Female	206	9.91	4.52	1.81	0.071
Male	102	8.97	3.79
Emotional Inhibition
Female	206	11.96	5.44	0.96	0.339
Male	102	11.33	5.25
Enmeshment/Dependence
Female	206	16.64	7.05	2.71	0.007*
Male	102	14.44	5.91
Abandonment
Female	206	9.61	4.64	4.00	< 0.001*
Male	102	7.57	3.14
Vulnerability to Harm or Illness
Female	206	12.59	5.83	3.47	0.001*
Male	102	10.29	4.64
Failure
Female	206	11.85	5.14	2.68	0.008*
Male	102	10.25	4.55
Negativity/Pessimism
Female	206	12.55	5.91	3.10	0.002*
Male	102	10.38	5.49
Entitlement/Insufficient Self-Control
Female	206	23.51	6.91	0.67	0.502
Male	102	22.90	8.52
Self-Sacrifice
Female	206	16.04	5.68	2.35	0.020*
Male	102	14.49	5.03
Punitiveness
Female	206	19.81	5.77	− 0.03	0.974
Male	102	19.83	5.36
Unrelenting Standard
Female	206	9.26	3.96	0.43	0.671
Male	102	9.06	3.92
Approval-Seeking
Female	206	18.93	6.25	1.04	0.297
Male	102	18.16	5.89

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