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Table 2 Means and standard deviations of the variables by gender

From: Spatial anxiety mediates the sex difference in adult mental rotation test performance

Variable

Females

Males

All

M(SD)

N

M(SD)

n

M(SD)

n

Minimum

Maximum

Mental rotation test score

10.45 (6.47)

357

14.24 (7.35)

160

11.62 (6.94)

517

0

24

Spatial anxiety

44.07 (10.10)

357

40.21 (10.24)

160

42.95 (10.40)

517

21

79

Navigation anxiety

18.10 (4.52)

357

15.68 (4.70)

160

17.35 (4.71)

517

8

32

Mental rotation anxiety

15.91 (5.15)

357

15.24 (5.23)

160

15.70 (5.18)

517

8

32

Visualization anxiety

6.45 (2.25)

357

5.78 (2.09)

160

6.25 (2.22)

517

3

12

Trait anxiety

42.50 (10.88)

357

38.30 (9.82)

160

41.22 (10.78)

517

20

73

  1. Note. Gender was coded as 0 for female and 1 for male. Navigation anxiety, mental rotation anxiety, and visualization anxiety are all sub-factors that make up the Spatial anxiety measure