| Variable | Avoidance | Emotion-focused | |||||
| Mean | SD | Effect size Cohen's d | Mean | SD | Effect size Cohen's d | ||
| UAE Sample | Male | 47.36 | 8.35 | 0.31 | - | - | |
| Female | 44.52 | 9.73 | - | - | |||
| Tanzanian Sample | Male | 28.68 | 5.34 | 0.44 | 17.76 | 4.83 | 0.36 (p<.05) |
| Female | 30.91 | 4.90 | 19.46 | 4.49 | |||
| Married | 30.82 | 5.18 | 0.30 | - | - | ||
| Unmarried | 29.30 | 5.03 | - | - | |||