Table 4.
Mean Values of the Cluster Validation Variables across Clusters at Year 3
| Clustering Variables | Congruent Positive (n=279) |
Congruent Negative (n=70) |
Incongruent Child Negative (n=195) |
Incongruent Child Positive (n=165) |
F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peer nominations Aggression |
−.21 b | .73 a | −.07 b | .57 a | 29.9 | <.001 |
| Teacher-rated conduct problem |
.14 b | .84 a | .14 b | .79 a | 138.6 | <.001 |
| Teacher-rated Emotional Symptoms |
.29 b | .44 a | .27 b | .49 a | 9.5 | <.001 |
| Teacher-rated Engagement | 3.17 a | 2.28 c | 2.96 b | 2.19 c | 98.7 | <.001 |
| Social Preference | .11 a | −.61 c | −.07 b | −.48 c | 17.2 | <.001 |
| Global Self-Worth | 3.4 a | 2.9 c | 3.2 b | 3.2 b | 13.3 | <.001 |
| Math Competence Beliefs | 23.2 a | 20.4 b | 21.4 b | 20.4 a | 7.0 | <.001 |
| Reading Competence Beliefs |
22.9 a | 20.8 b | 20.9 b | 22.9 a | 5.6 | .001 |
| Math Achievement | 488 a | 480.5 c | 487.4 ab | 485.4 b | 9.5 | <.001 |
| Reading Achievement | 479.5 a | 469.5 b | 478.6 a | 474.1 b | 6.5 | <.001 |
Note. Cluster means in the same row that do not share subscripts (e.g. a, b, c, and d) differ at p<.05 in Fisher least Significant Difference Test