Table 2.
ANOVA showing differences of having and not-having a natural mentor on mental health by orphan-types
| Orphan-types | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No parents | Single-parents | |||||||||
| Having natural mentor | Not having natural mentor | Having natural mentor | Not having natural mentor | |||||||
| Variables | n | M (SD) | n | M (SD) | F | n | M (SD) | n | M (SD) | F |
| Child abuse | 258 | 2.76 (2.75) | 61 | 3.57 (3.15) | 4.12* | 242 | 2.45(2.65) | 100 | 3.62(3.18) | 12.16** |
| Depression | 260 | 9.99 (4.80) | 61 | 10.59 (6.01) | 0.7d | 244 | 10.00(4.77) | 100 | 10.86(4.95) | 2.23d |
| Social discrimination | 258 | 5.86 (3.55) | 61 | 6.67 (5.04) | 2.19d | 243 | 5.35(3.93) | 100 | 6.38(3.89) | 4.86* |
| Anxiety | 258 | 7.17 (4.37) | 61 | 8.70 (5.78) | 5.29* | 242 | 6.40(4.30) | 100 | 7.66(4.70) | 5.75* |
| Parental/foster care | 258 | 11.87 (6.19) | 61 | 9.67 (6.17) | 6.22* | 243 | 12.60(5.59) | 100 | 10.66(6.51) | 7.77** |
| Self-esteem | 260 | 15.50 (4.55) | 61 | 13.89 (4.75) | 6.12* | 244 | 16.48(4.78) | 100 | 15.35(5.01) | 3.87* |
| Social support | 258 | 8.53 (4.39) | 61 | 6.85 (4.35) | 7.23** | 241 | 9.66(4.06) | 100 | 7.51(4.44) | 18.82** |
| Distress mental health factors | 260 | 27.07 (10.92) | 61 | 31.15 (14.91) | 5.93* | 244 | 25.60(11.52) | 100 | 30.12(12.64) | 10.30* |
| Positive mental health factors | 260 | 35.72 (12.27) | 61 | 30.33 (11.45) | 9.77** | 244 | 38.38(11.47) | 100 | 33.38(12.33) | 12.88** |
d not significant, *p < .05 **p < .01