Table 2.
Descriptive statistics (means, standard deviations, sex differences, reliability coefficients) for the CM-C and other questionnaires as well as correlations between self-reported courage, on the one hand, and anxiety, personality, and sex role scores, on the other hand
| Total group | Boys | Girls | α | r with CM-C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample 1 (N = 168) | |||||
| CM-C | 32.30 (6.04) | 33.36 (5.85)a | 31.32 (6.08)b | 0.73 | – |
| Courage vignettes | 35.07 (5.59) | 36.06 (5.31)a | 34.14 (5.73)b | 0.64 | 0.46** |
| BFQ-C extraversion | 33.11 (6.36) | 32.23 (5.93)a | 33.93 (6.67)a | 0.79 | 0.37** |
| BFQ-C agreeableness | 33.20 (6.45) | 31.98 (6.68)a | 34.34 (6.05)b | 0.83 | 0.15 |
| BFQ-C conscientiousness | 34.43 (6.31) | 32.63 (6.30)a | 36.12 (5.88)b | 0.81 | 0.18* |
| BFQ-C neuroticism | 22.93 (5.81) | 23.28 (5.67)a | 22.60 (5.96)a | 0.77 | 0.04 |
| BFQ-C openness/intellect | 31.44 (6.36) | 31.37 (6.42)a | 31.51 (6.35)a | 0.76 | 0.33** |
| ABVK social desirability | 3.47 (1.60) | 3.37 (1.50)a | 3.56 (1.70)a | 0.40 | −0.08 |
| SCARED total anxiety | 21.86 (12.35) | 18.92 (10.94)a | 24.60 (13.00)b | 0.91 | −0.30** |
| Sample 2 (N = 159) | |||||
| CM-C | 27.68 (8.18) | 30.92 (8.27)a | 25.13 (7.18)b | 0.86 | – |
| CM-C parent version | 24.09 (6.45) | 24.56 (7.40)a | 23.73 (5.61)a | 0.78 | 0.45** |
| CSRI masculinity | 23.87 (4.33) | 26.20 (3.73)a | 22.04 (3.89)b | 0.66 | 0.50** |
| CSRI femininity | 27.53 (4.94) | 25.51 (4.61)a | 29.11 (4.63)b | 0.78 | 0.07 |
Note. CM-C Courage Measure for Children, BFQ-C Big Five Questionnaire for Children, ABVK Amsterdamse Biografische Vragenlijst voor Kinderen, SCARED Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders, CSRI Children’s Sex Role Inventory. Means with different subscripts differ at p < 0.05
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.001