Table 8.
Comparison of adolescent’s well-being as a function of profile transitions
| Outcomes in adolescences | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope | Happiness | Life satisfaction | ||||
| Profile | n | M (SD) | n | M (SD) | n | M (SD) |
| Entire sample | 25.35 (6.24) | 5.41 (1.23) | 27.63 (4.84) | |||
| Stable risk profiles | ||||||
| 1. Stable SU/family risks | 31 | 22.69 (5.60)2,3,4 | 31 | 5.21 (1.42)3 | 31 | 25.32 (6.15)2,3,4 |
| 2. Stable No SU/low family risks | 50 | 26.60 (6.70)1 | 50 | 5.38 (1.35)3,4 | 50 | 27.92 (5.17)1 |
| 3. Stable SU/negative parenting | 18 | 25.46 (7.30)1 | 18 | 5.89 (1.47)1,2,4 | 18 | 28.68 (5.50)1 |
| 4. Stable SU/low family risks | 32 | 25.48 (6.87)1 | 32 | 4.89 (1.46)2,3 | 32 | 27.62 (5.67)1 |
| F test of differences among groups | F(3, 127) = 15.53* | F(3, 127) = 11.15* | F(3, 127) = 11.12* | |||
| Higher-risk versus lower-risk | ||||||
| 5. Lower-risk | 39 | 25.32 (6.46) | 39 | 5.56 (1.23)6 | 39 | 28.13 (5.09) |
| 6. Higher-risk | 22 | 25.50 (7.75) | 22 | 5.01 (1.35)5 | 22 | 27.66 (5.16) |
| F test of differences among groups | F(1, 59) = 0.06 | F(1, 59) = 14.90* | F(1, 59) = 0.71 | |||
Numeric superscripts within each row indicate which classes of risks significantly differed from one another at p < 0.05