Table 1 Descriptive measures for the total sample and separately for males and females, together with the results of Mann–Whitney U tests. Values in brackets are standard deviations.

From: The role of personality traits and emotional intelligence in the evaluation of the benefits and costs of social distancing during a pandemic outbreak

Measures

Total sample (N = 223)

Males (N = 31)

Females (N = 192)

Mann–Whitney U test

Difference benefits/costs

13.49 (4.22)

14.03 (3.82)

13.40 (4.28)

Z =  − 0.47

Emotional stability

5.92 (2.36)

7.06 (2.20)

5.74 (2.34)

Z =  − 2.78**

Extroversion

6.18 (2.01)

6.12 (2.09)

6.19 (2.00)

Z =  − 0.05

Emotions in relation to others

40.85 (5.00)

41.22 (5.69)

40.79 (4.89)

Z =  − 0.21

Emotions in relation to self

15.36 (2.89)

15.87 (2.76)

15.28 (2.91)

Z =  − 1.00

Emotion regulation

35.31 (4.73)

36.43 (5.31)

35.13 (4.62)

Z =  − 1.28

  1. *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01.