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Table 5 Scores on total API and each of factor separated by gender (Means ± SD)

From: Application of the Chinese version of the addiction profile index (API) in drug users: an analysis of validity and measurement invariance across genders

 

Male (n = 1309)

Female (n = 943)

t

p

Symptoms

23.19 ± 7.70

24.29 ± 7.73

−3.108**

.002

Social life

28.28 ± 8.09

27.19 ± 7.78

2.962**

.003

Craving

5.46 ± 2.24

5.48 ± 2.25

−0.18

.857

Motivation

10.69 ± 2.92

10.99 ± 2.84

−2.237**

.025

Total

13.17 ± 2.97

13.27 ± 2.88

−0.728

.467

  1. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two tailed)