Table 4.
Gender Differences in Social Connectedness, Fighting, and Violence with a Weapon during Early Adolescence
| N | Mean | SD | Range | t | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connectedness to Mother | Total | 723 | 4.95 | 1.45 | 0–6 | ||
| Female | 353 | 5.07 | 1.34 | 2.25 | .01 | ||
| Male | 370 | 4.83 | 1.53 | ||||
| Connectedness to Neighborhood | Total | 723 | 3.93 | 1.68 | 0–6 | ||
| Female | 352 | 3.99 | 1.70 | 1.08 | .14 | ||
| Male | 370 | 3.86 | 1.66 | ||||
| Fighting | Total | 720 | .43 | .50 | 0–1 | ||
| Females | 351 | .34 | .47 | −4.99 | .001 | ||
| Males | 369 | .52 | .50 | ||||
| Violence with a Weapon | Total | 722 | .25 | .43 | 0–1 | ||
| Females | 352 | .19 | .39 | −3.36 | .001 | ||
| Males | 370 | .30 | .46 |
Note. Internal consistency reliability for Connectedness to Mother was α = .76 and for Connectedness to Neighborhood was α = .72.