Table 3.
Results on the adolescent loneliness scale by age group
| Variable | Total n = 112 |
14–17 years n = 25 |
18–20 years n = 87 |
U Mann Whitney | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Me | IQR | Me | IQR | Me | IQR | ||
| Peer Rejection | 11.00 | 6 | 14.00 | 7 | 11.00 | 5 | Z=-2.62, p = 0.009** |
| Family Deficits | 14.00 | 11 | 14.00 | 13 | 14.00 | 11 | Z = 0.07, p = 0.947 |
| Personal Inadequacy | 16.00 | 8 | 16.00 | 9 | 16.00 | 8 | Z = 0.13, p = 0.894 |
| Significant Separation | 15.00 | 8 | 15.00 | 10 | 15.00 | 8 | Z=-1.32, p = 0.188 |
Me = Median, IQR = Interquartile range
* Statistically significant
** High statistical significance
Results that met statistical significance were highlighted in bold within the tables