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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychol. 2011 Jan;47(1):289–301. doi: 10.1037/a0020712

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics and T-test Results of Study Variables for Girls and Boys and U.S.-Born and Foreign-Born Adolescents

Girls
(n = 239)
Boys
(n = 205)
U.S-Born
(n = 334)
Foreign-Born
(n = 109)

Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD




Family Income (W1) 4.11 2.29 4.60 2.92 4.14 b 2.58 2.80 1.76
English Proficiency (W1) 4.27 0.82 4.14 0.81 4.44 b 0.59 3.55 0.98
Accent (W2) 1.52 0.84 1.60 0.87 1.39 b 0.72 2.09 1.03
Perpetual Foreigner Stereotype (W2) 1.50 0.58 1.60 0.63 1.43 b 0.54 1.89 0.63
Perceived Chronic Daily Discrimination (W2) 1.71 0.47 1.75 0.52 1.76 0.48 1.80 0.53
Perceived Discriminatory Victimization (W2) 1.37 0.42 1.40 0.47 1.41 0.43 1.51 0.49
Adolescent Depressive Symptoms (W1) 1.67 0.43 1.61 0.41 1.63 0.40 1.67 0.47
Adolescent Depressive Symptoms (W2) 1.76 a 0.47 1.64 0.45 1.71 0.46 1.70 0.49

Notes

a

The difference between boys and girls is significant (p< .05).

b

The differences between U.S.- and foreign-born adolescents are significant (p< .001).

One student did not report his/her U.S./foreign-born status.