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Table 2 Descriptive statistics in the total sample and differences according to gender: PWB dimensions

From: Self-rated and observer-rated measures of well-being and distress in adolescence: an exploratory study

PWB

Total N = 150

Female N = 68

Male N = 82

Gender differences

 

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

F(df = 1)

Sig.

Autonomy

31.04

6.09

30.49

6.330

31.51

6.052

1.831

.178

Environmental mastery

30.22

5.47

29.91

6.041

30.49

5.017

.832

.363

Personal growth

32.26

5.18

32.21

5.293

32.30

5.130

.002

.966

Positive Relations with others

33.24

5.56

33.35

6.120

33.16

5.618

.034

.854

Purpose in life

29.76

5.46

30.00

5.588

29.56

5.343

.146

.703

Self-acceptance

30.48

6.46

29.68

7.135

31.15

6.234

1.718

.192

  1. Note: M = mean; SD = standard deviation; * p < .05*, ** p < .01.