Table 1.
Statistics of Variables for Full Sample and Three Adolescent Groups
| Full Sample (N = 1492) |
Early Adolescent (N = 540) |
Mid- Adolescent (N = 491) |
Late Adolescent (N = 461) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Social Trust (T2) | ||||||||
| People can be trusted | 3.06 | 1.01 | 3.17 | 1.03 | 3.03 | 1.00 | 2.96 | .98 |
| People are fair | 3.10 | .94 | 3.24 | .99 | 3.07 | .94 | 2.98 | .85 |
| Social Trust (T1) | ||||||||
| People can be trusted | 3.12 | 1.05 | 3.22 | 1.09 | 3.08 | 1.01 | 3.03 | 1.03 |
| People are fair | 3.17 | 1.00 | 3.32 | 1.05 | 3.13 | .99 | 3.03 | .94 |
| Interpersonal Trust (T2) | ||||||||
| Trust to keep secret | 4.08 | .92 | 4.07 | .98 | 4.02 | .91 | 4.14 | .86 |
| Trust to keep promise | 4.07 | .87 | 4.06 | .91 | 4.04 | .88 | 4.12 | .82 |
| Stick up for friends | 4.27 | .77 | 4.30 | .80 | 4.26 | .80 | 4.25 | .70 |
| Democratic Climate (T2) | ||||||||
| Students opportunity
to debate/discuss |
3.43 | 1.01 | 3.33 | 1.07 | 3.46 | .97 | 3.53 | .97 |
| Students can disagree | 3.48 | 1.11 | 3.47 | 1.14 | 3.48 | 1.13 | 3.50 | .99 |
| Students encouraged to
express opinions |
3.45 | .92 | 3.46 | .99 | 3.47 | .91 | 3.41 | .85 |
| School solidarity (T2) | ||||||||
| Keep school looking good | 2.77 | .99 | 2.97 | 1.03 | 2.70 | .97 | 2.60 | .95 |
| Take pride in school | 3.10 | 1.03 | 3.28 | 1.04 | 3.08 | 1.03 | 2.91 | .98 |
| School spirit | 3.23 | 1.11 | 3.32 | 1.18 | 3.21 | 1.08 | 3.12 | 1.05 |
| Important part of school | 3.07 | .95 | 3.16 | .98 | 3.08 | .94 | 2.95 | .92 |
| Care about each other | 2.85 | 1.02 | 2.9 | 1.02 | 2.90 | 1.02 | 2.73 | 1.01 |
| School solidarity (T1) | ||||||||
| Keep school looking good | 2.82 | 1.35 | 3.24 | 1.12 | 2.66 | 1.10 | 2.51 | 1.03 |
| Take pride in school | 3.11 | 1.12 | 3.39 | 1.12 | 3.02 | 1.12 | 2.87 | 1.06 |
| School spirit | 3.15 | 1.15 | 3.29 | 1.14 | 3.11 | 1.16 | 3.04 | 1.15 |
| Important part of school | 3.11 | 1.10 | 3.43 | 1.11 | 2.96 | 1.09 | 2.88 | 1.00 |
| Care about each other | 2.84 | 1.07 | 3.06 | 1.04 | 2.70 | 1.08 | 2.72 | 1.03 |
| Transition | .34 | -- | .48 | -- | .35 | -- | .16 | -- |
| Demographic | ||||||||
| Age | 14.55 | 1.72 | 12.74 | .44 | 14.60 | .49 | 16.69 | .84 |
| Female | .54 | -- | .55 | -- | .55 | -- | .53 | -- |
| White | .77 | -- | .74 | -- | .75 | -- | .84 | -- |
| Black | .09 | -- | .07 | -- | .12 | -- | .07 | -- |
| Hispanic | .04 | -- | .04 | -- | .04 | -- | .04 | -- |
| Other | .06 | -- | .08 | -- | .05 | -- | .05 | -- |
| Parent’s education (years) | 14.19 | 2.23 | 14.21 | 2.28 | 14.11 | 2.23 | 14.24 | 2.18 |
Note: SD = Standard deviation. Standard deviation not shown for proportions.