Social skills in crack users: differences between men and women

Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica

Psychology: Research and Review

Table 1 Comparison of social skills of men and women crack users

Social skills^a	Sex	n	Mean	SD	t	p
Total score	Women	62	93.112	14.471	2.020	0.046*
Total score	Men	65	88.323	12.199	2.020	0.046*
Coping and self-assertion with risk	Women	62	2.252	0.607	−6.664	0.508
Coping and self-assertion with risk	Men	65	2.324	0.618	−6.664	0.508
Self-assertion in the expression of positive affect	Women	62	3.030	0.532	2.755	0.007**
Self-assertion in the expression of positive affect	Men	65	2.775	0.508	2.755	0.007**
Conversation and social confidence	Women	62	2.297	0.714	2.101	0.038*
Conversation and social confidence	Men	65	2.059	0.546	2.101	0.038*
Self-exposure to unknown people and new situations	Women	62	2.012	0.844	−1.302	0.195
Self-exposure to unknown people and new situations	Men	65	2.196	0.746	−1.302	0.195
Self-control of aggressiveness	Women	62	2.005	0.934	0.108	0.914
Self-control of aggressiveness	Men	65	1.9897	0.689	0.108	0.914

*p value equal to significant level of 0.05; **p value equal to significant level of 0.01
^aVariables analyzed by t test. Scores obtained by the Social Skills Inventory