Table 3.
Ethnic minority versus European American youth
| EM M (SD) | N | EA M (SD) | N | T | Sig. | |
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| % Owner occupied housing | 58.9 (22.8) | 182 | 77.0 (19.5) | 433 | −10.0 | .000* |
| % HS degree | 72.5 (16.6) | 182 | 86.6 (11.1) | 433 | −12.3 | .000* |
| % Bachelor's | 22.9 (20.4) | 182 | 36.6 (20.2) | 433 | −7.7 | .000* |
| % below poverty level | 13.6 (11.4) | 182 | 4.6 (5.6) | 433 | 13.1 | .000* |
| Median home value | 137,351.38 (106,865.4) | 181 | 179,157.6 (98,190.8) | 432 | −4.7 | .000* |
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| CDI | 12.1 (7.1) | 135 | 9.7 (7.7) | 409 | 3.2 | .001* |
| MASC social anxiety | 13.5 (6.9) | 137 | 11.5 (7.1) | 416 | 2.9 | .004* |
| MASC physical | 13.6 (7.6) | 137 | 11.6 (7.6) | 416 | 2.7 | .007* |
| MASC total | 53.9 (19.7) | 137 | 49.2 (19.4) | 416 | 2.5 | .014* |
| MASC harm avoidance | 16.5 (5.2) | 137 | 15.9 (5.2) | 416 | 1.2 | .240 |
| MASC separation anxiety | 10.6 (5.9) | 137 | 10.3 (5.7) | 416 | .53 | .595 |
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| Parent report (CBCL) | ||||||
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| Withdrawn/depressed | 65.2 (10.5) | 101 | 61.9 (9.8) | 262 | 2.8 | .005* |
| Anxious/depressed | 66.3 (10.5) | 101 | 64.3 (9.8) | 262 | 1.7 | .088 |
| Somatic complaints | 63.3 (10.1) | 101 | 64.0 (9.7) | 262 | −.60 | .548 |
| Social problems | 60.7 (9.0) | 101 | 60.3 (8.7) | 262 | .32 | .753 |
| Thought problems | 61.9 (8.7) | 101 | 62.1 (8.7) | 262 | −.24 | .813 |
| Attention problems | 61.5 (10.3) | 101 | 61.7 (10.4) | 262 | −.13 | .894 |
| Delinquent behavior | 56.3 (7.2) | 101 | 55.0 (6.2) | 262 | 1.8 | .081 |
| Aggressive behavior | 59.0 (8.7) | 101 | 57.7 (8.5) | 262 | 1.3 | .178 |
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| Teacher report (TRF) | ||||||
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| Anxious/depressed | 60.3 (9.8) | 67 | 60.9 (10.1) | 196 | −.40 | .686 |
| Withdrawn/depressed | 59.9 (9.4) | 67 | 57.5 (10.1) | 196 | 1.7 | .086 |
| Somatic complaints | 56.7 (9.7) | 67 | 59.2 (9.9) | 196 | −1.8 | .076 |
| Social problems | 57.6 (7.9) | 67 | 57.3 (7.1) | 196 | .22 | .824 |
| Thought problems | 56.8 (9.1) | 67 | 58.4 (9.1) | 196 | −1.22 | .222 |
| Attention problems | 57.3 (8.6) | 67 | 56.8 (7.5) | 196 | .48 | .629 |
| Delinquent behavior | 55.1 (6.1) | 66 | 53.1 (5.1) | 195 | 2.6 | .010 |
| Aggressive behavior | 56.2 (8.3) | 67 | 55.4 (7.5) | 196 | .71 | .476 |
Note. EM = ethnic minority, EA = European American, HS = high school, CDI = Children's Depression Inventory, MASC = Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children, CBCL = Child Behavior Checklist, TRF = Teacher Report Form, presented in order of significance per Holm's procedure,
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significant per Holm's procedure