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. 2011 Jun;34(3):493–504. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.06.001

Table 6.

Associations between “peer”, “scholastic” and “sport” factors and indicators of peer relationships, academic attitudes and achievement and sporting activity and interests (adjusted for gender).

Peer status
Scholastic status
Sports status
Estimated marginal mean F (sig) Partial eta-squared Estimated marginal mean F (sig) Partial eta-squared Estimated marginal mean F (sig) Partial eta-squared
Friendship nominations received
None −.305 −.223 −.208
1 −.223 −.150 −.017
2–3 −.086 −.052 −.005
4–5 .098 .038 −.006
6 or more .203 21.0 (.000) .027 .160 10.0 (.000) .013 .101 4.5 (.001) .006



Sociometric group size
Isolate −.184 −.247 −.115
Dyad −.164 −.197 −.011
3–5 −.028 −.128 .029
6–11 .048 .051 −.007
12 or more .080 6.7 (.000) .009 .167 16.4 (.000) .021 .069 2.7 (.029) .003



Have a group or gang at school
Yes .058 −.007 .027
No −.209 34.8 (.000) .011 .044 1.3 (.262) .000 −.095 7.9 (.005) .003



Victimisation
Never .059 .076 .101
Less .019 −.001 −.030
Weekly or more −.236 13.7 (.000) .009 −.211 12.3 (.000) .008 −.165 13.7 (.000) .009



Skip school if get the chance
Strongly disagree −.138 .488 .108
Disagree −.007 −.036 −.019
Agree .206 −.526 −.096
Strongly agree .267 18.2 (.000) .018 −1.050 230.6 (.000) .185 −.181 8.4 (.000) .008



Credit-level standard grade entries
One None −.035 −.270 .027
1–4 −.002 −.272 −.012
5–6 −.022 .319 −.003
7–8 .065 1.3 (.275) .001 .614 168.3 (.000)* .148 .008 0.2 (.874) .000



Plans for after school
Education (HE or FE) −.032 .198 −.027
Training or work .100 8.1 (.005) .003 −.596 314.2 (.000) .097 .090 6.9 (.009) .002



Spare time exercise or sports
Never .033 −.418 −.979
Weekly or less −.024 .026 −.306
Daily or most days .022 0.9 (.415)* .001 .075 27.3 (.000)* .018 .557 531.9 (.000) .259



Spare time watch sports matches
Never −.083 .046 −.400
Weekly or less .036 .026 .181
Daily or most days .131 6.4 (.002)* .004 −.239 9.6 (.000) .006 .570 170.8 (.000)* .101

* = Interaction with gender significant p < .01.