Social skills in crack users: differences between men and women

Andretta, Ilana; Limberger, Jéssica; Schneider, Jaluza Aimèe

doi:10.1186/s41155-016-0054-4

Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica

Psychology: Research and Review

Table 2 Comparison of specific social skills of men and women crack users, from the Social Skills Inventory

From: Social skills in crack users: differences between men and women

Social Skills^a	Gender	N	Mean	SD	T	P
Keeping up conversation with strangers	Men	62	1.14	1.499	2.461	0.015*
Keeping up conversation with strangers	Women	65	1.77	1.407	2.461	0.015*
Participating in trivial conversation^b	Men	62	2.29	1.308	3.646	0.0001**
Participating in trivial conversation^b	Women	65	1.47	1.238	3.646	0.0001**
Public presentation or lecture to an unknown public^b	Men	62	1.46	1.308	3.264	0.001**
Public presentation or lecture to an unknown public^b	Women	65	2.39	1.603	3.264	0.001**
Addressing a partner for sexual intercourse	Men	62	2.43	1.457	2.468	0.015*
Addressing a partner for sexual intercourse	Women	65	1.77	1.541	2.468	0.015*
Dealing with unfair criticism	Men	62	3.05	1.430	2.038	0.044*
Dealing with unfair criticism	Women	65	2.53	1.411	2.038	0.044*
Returning defective product to the store	Men	62	3.55	.952	3.163	0.002**
Returning defective product to the store	Women	65	2.94	1.226	3.163	0.002**
Asking questions to unknown people^b	Men	62	2.65	1.515	3.710	0.0001**
Asking questions to unknown people^b	Women	65	1.68	1.423	3.710	0.0001**
Ending a telephone conversation^b	Men	62	1.11	1.501	2.021	0.045*
Ending a telephone conversation^b	Women	65	1.65	1.494	2.021	0.045*
Dealing with fair criticism	Men	62	2.98	1.409	2.462	0.015*
Dealing with fair criticism	Women	65	2.39	1.323	2.462	0.015*
Greeting strangers	Men	62	3.60	0.787	4.373	0.0001**
Greeting strangers	Women	65	2.77	1.273	4.373	0.0001**
Requesting help from friends	Men	62	0.62	1.100	−7.503	0.0001**
Requesting help from friends	Women	65	2.24	1.327	−7.503	0.0001**
Negotiating the use of condom^b	Men	62	1.91	1.693	3.180	0.002**
Negotiating the use of condom^b	Women	65	1.03	1.402	3.180	0.002**
Keeping up a conversation in face-to-face contact^b	Men	62	3.00	1.468	4.835	0.0001**
Keeping up a conversation in face-to-face contact^b	Women	65	1.79	1.345	4.835	0.0001**
Asking a favor from colleagues^b	Men	62	2.48	1.572	3.603	0.0001**
Asking a favor from colleagues^b	Women	65	1.55	1.327	3.603	0.0001**
Dealing with parent’s criticism and with offensive mockery or games	Men	62	2.97	1.392	2.143	0.034*
	Women	65	2.42	1.499	2.143	0.034*

*p value equal to the significant level of 0.05. **p value equal to significant level of 0.005
Variables analyzed by t test:
^aContent assessed in the Social Skills Inventory items.
^bInverted items in the Inventory, the higher the score is, the lower the social skill is

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