Table 5 Descriptive statistics of total scores on the Czech translation of the Spider Phobia Beliefs Questionnaire categorized according to the gender, education level, and biology background. The assessment is divided in two subscales, the spider-related (SpB) and self-related beliefs (SrB)
N | Percent | SpB | SrB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | ||||
Overall | 1086 | 100% | 24.65 | 23.57–25.73 | 15.68 | 14.49–16.87 | |
Sex | Men | 291 | 26.8% | 17.60 | 16.08–19.12 | 7.20 | 5.75–8.65 |
Women | 795 | 73.2% | 27.23 | 25.91–28.56 | 18.78 | 17.30–20.26 | |
Education level | Basic school | 120 | 11.3% | 27.23 | 23.59–30.87 | 17.55 | 13.81–21.30 |
High school | 446 | 42.0% | 25.30 | 23.53–27.07 | 16.22 | 14.25–18.20 | |
University | 497 | 46.7% | 23.34 | 21.87–24.81 | 14.55 | 12.94–16.17 | |
Biology background | No | 481 | 44.3% | 28.47 | 26.67–30.27 | 19.06 | 17.13–20.99 |
Yes | 605 | 55.7% | 21.62 | 20.35–22.88 | 12.99 | 11.54–14.44 | |